“Learning Engineering” Making its Way in the World
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on July 26, 2016 and Bror’s Blog on July 21,…
Operationalizing Paradigm Shifts in HigherEd
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on August 11, 2016. At the beginning of this series,…
The iNACOL State Policy Frameworks 2016: New Opportunities for States to Transform K-12 to Student-Centered Learning
Across the country, states are supporting local efforts to redesign K-12 education around student learning with competency-based,…
Organizing Around Competencies, Not Courses
Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) a member of the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN), released HigherEd.org this week….
Harvard and Wellesley and Tufts, Oh My! (And Did I Mention MIT and Babson?)
I didn’t think I’d ever see the elites take a stance regarding proficiency-based learning. Thanks to the…
Insights from the RTT-D Personalized Learning Summit
I had the chance to participate in the Race to the Top District Personalized Learning Summit sponsored…
Department of Education Proposes New Rules for ESSA’s Innovative Assessment Pilot
This post also appeared at iNACOL. This morning, the US Department of Education (ED) released proposed draft rules…
Department of Education Proposes New Rules for ESSA’s Innovative Assessment Pilot
This morning, the US Department of Education (ED) released proposed draft rules for state assessments as part…
From Compliance to Continuous Improvement: Accountability, Assessments and Next Generation Workforce with ESSA
This post originally appeared at iNACOL on June 7, 2016. There is an incredible window of opportunity…
Turning Practice into Policy
Every time I get my head wrapped around ESSA, I learn a little bit more. Partially this…