Ready by Design
As middle and high schools across the country make the transition to competency-based structures to replace the…
The EdLeader Reading List for the Shift to Competency Education
This post originally appeared at iNACOL on April 4, 2016. Competency education is taking root in districts…
Five Things for Big Districts to Think About
It always happens. You finish a big report and then do a bit more research or have…
What Is Blended Learning?
How do we empower educators to personalize instruction for each student’s needs? We recognize that it’s very…
Five Key Lessons for Mastery Learning Startup
This post originally appeared at Springpoint Schools on January 5, 2016. As I see it, the biggest challenge we…
What Is Competency Education?
Competency education, an educator-led reform, is taking root in districts and schools across the United States and…
What We Can Learn from Chugach School District
It’s kind of amazing, isn’t it? The first district to design a competency-based system was a relatively…
When Red Bank Went to Lindsay
Marie Watson, principal at Red Bank Elementary School, SC and recently profiled on CompetencyWorks, shared her reflections after visiting…
Chugach School District: A Personalized, Performance-Based System
This paper explores how an Alaskan school district shifted from a traditional K-12 education system to a…
Introductory Webinar on Competency-Based Education, April 20th
Given that there is growing interest in competency-based education, we thought it would be a good idea…