Where Do End-of-Course Exams Fit In?
Anyone deep in competency education is probably getting a lot of calls from around the country asking…
What Kids Tell Us About Why Competency Matters
Ask a student about how they learn. You will get many different responses as every child is different. …
Assessment at the Center
Student-centered instruction must be built around the feedback and assessments that are given to students while they…
The Art and Science of Designing Competencies
The Art and Sciences of Designing Competencies paper discusses how innovators in competency education develop competencies. Often…
Boston Day and Evening Academy: Where Competency Education is Good Teaching Practice
This is the second post in the Boston Day and Evening Academy series. Continue reading the first and…
10 Must-Haves to Lift Us from the Grading Quagmire
Those of us that were at least moderately successful in the old system may find it challenging…
Are Colleges Dictating How We Record Student Learning?
Why do we continue to use grades to record student understanding? What does a letter tell us…
Measure What Matters
Teachers need to make sure that they are measuring the right elements of student work. Teacher training…
Mastery – Putting Learning Before Grades
I work with a team of people that submitted a letter of intent to the New Mexico…
Is a Standard a Competency? (Part 2)
Read Part 1 or take a look at New Hampshire’s ELA and Math Competencies Following up on…