Deeper Student-Centeredness: Where Cultural Heritage and Mastery-Based Learning Meet
This post about the importance of cultural heritage originally appeared in December 2024 on the MBLC Community…
Leadership for Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
One of the biggest challenges in achieving sustainable personalized, competency-based learning is building leadership capacity. The Portrait…
Models for Changing Mindsets
This post about changing mindsets is part of our Aurora Institute Symposium 2024 series sharing ideas from…
The Importance of Competency-Based Education and the Mentor Mindset for Equity
In his book, “10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People,” developmental psychologist David Yeager, Ph.D.,…
Youth Voices: CBE In the Classroom and Beyond
In November of 2024, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Aurora Institute Symposium alongside two…
A Conversation with Dr. Keeanna Warren of Purdue Polytechnic High Schools
Vision and leadership are essential ingredients in the creation of a student-centered learning community. CompetencyWorks Director Laurie…
Busting Barriers with AI
This post is part of our Aurora Institute Symposium 2024 series sharing ideas from #Aurora24. AI presents…
Three Lessons for Creating a Culture of Learning from BFA Fairfax
Following my first post about Bellows Free Academy (BFA) in Fairfax, Vermont, my second post highlights how…
BFA Fairfax’s Proficiency-Based System Is a Learning System
Bellows Free Academy (BFA) in Fairfax, Vermont embarked on a journey to a proficiency-based learning system following…
Building a Shared Space of Innovative Research and Learning
As fellow travelers in the education innovation and research space for more than a decade, we celebrate…