Lingering Questions #2: Flexibility in Instruction and Delivery
CBE, when done best, requires an interdisciplinary approach to learning, which in turn requires an interdisciplinary approach…
The Power of Principals
Maine’s Center for Best Practices has released a new case study The Power of Principals — I…
Rethinking Teacher Evaluation for the Competency-Based Grading & Reporting Environment
Introduction: Rethinking the Effectiveness of the Dog & Pony Show Model During my first three years as…
Two More States Moving Forward to Competency Education
In addition to Iowa, two other states are releasing reports regarding how their states can move forward…
Momentum for Competency Education in Iowa
Iowa’s Competency-based Instruction Task Force has released its preliminary report. State leadership in Iowa has been calling…
Educator Pay in a Competency-Based System
How do we pay facilitators (teachers) in a Competency Based System? This is a question that naturally…
Update on Iowa
Iowa is advancing towards competency education. In a memo released July 16, 2012, Jason Glass, Director of…
Understanding the Implications of Online Learning for Educational Productivity
The purpose of this report is to support administrators and policymakers in becoming informed consumers of information…
Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learning
Leaders and innovators in competency education convened at the 2011 Competency-Based Learning Summit to explore how state…
State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada (2010)
In classrooms across Canada, the proliferation of online resources has rapidly changed the learning environment. Building on…