How Competent Are We at Competency Education?
Below is the presentation I prepared for the New Hampshire Education Summit on the topic How Competent…
Introducing a New Definition of Competency Education
As you probably know, five years ago CompetencyWorks developed a five-part working definition with the help of…
Think of Competency Education as a GPS System
We still haven’t fully conquered the communication challenge regarding competency education, although we are getting closer with…
Summer Reading for Newbies: What is Competency Education?
When Susan Patrick and I started working together in 2009, there were two things written about competency…
Summer Reading: Building a System
I received a number of emails asking for a recommend reading list for competency education for summer…
Reflections on Accelerating the Implementation Process
“We have to figure out how to make implementation easy and faster.” I hear this statement from…
Competency-Based Approaches in K-12 Schools, Part Two
This post originally appeared at Next Generation Learning Challenges on June 1, 2015. The first part of…
Making Sense (or Trying to) of Competencies, Standards and the Structures of Learning
States, districts, and schools are developing a range of different ways to structure their Instruction and Assessment…
Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders
This paper describes effective district implementation strategies to convert traditional, one-size-fits-all models of education into more personalized,…
Competency-Based Education Approaches in K-12 Schools, Part One
This post originally appeared at Next Generation Learning Challenges on May 26, 2015. Competency-based education (CBE) isn’t…