Competency Education in a K-16+ World
It was a typical Wednesday evening in mid-October at our home. My wife and I were sitting…
Southern New Hampshire Reshaping Higher Ed Landscape
Originally posted October 9, 2014 on Getting Smart. Manchester, New Hampshire may seem like an unlikely place…
Is There Any Difference between Competency-Based Education and Mastery-Based Learning?
I smiled as a young research assistant asked me this because many higher education leaders who work…
Preparing Students for Competency-Based Hiring
Originally posted October 27, 2104 at Next Generation Learning Challenges. Transcripts have historically been the official record for…
Ten Ways that Competency-Based Education is the same in K-12 & Higher Education
Last June, I had the chance to co-present on competency-based education (CBE) with Charla Long, dean of…
A Higher Education Journey Toward Standards/Competency-Based Principles
In our work with school administrators who are leading innovative standards or competency-based initiatives, we are often…
Course Access: Equitable Opportunities for College and Career Ready Students
Imagine a high school student who does not have the opportunity to take all of the courses…
Hey, Princeton: Consider Competencies
This post was first published on the Next Gen Learning blog and at the Christensen Institute. With…
Aligning K-12 Federal Policy with Competency Education
This CompetencyWorks brief provides an introduction to competency education and insight into how federal policy can remove…
Performance Assessment for Competency Education
On Monday August 11, 2014, leaders from our four NH PACE-implementing school districts gathered, along with our…