What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
New Books in Competency Education Author Rose Colby published Competency-Based Education: A New Architecture for K-12 Schooling,…
Why the Increased Focus on Social-Emotional Learning?
With increasing frequency, social-emotional learning (SEL) is getting renewed attention — in research, in policy and in…
Catalyzing Equity Through Culturally Responsive Education and Competency-Based Education
Right now race has enormous cultural, social, and economic power. It can shape our families and communities,…
CompetencyWorks Meetup at iNACOL17
For all of you heading to Orlando, from 6-7 on Monday 23rd, look for the CompetencyWorks Lounge…
Building Field Readiness & Capacity to Personalize
One of the recommendations that came forth from the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education (the paper…
The WGU Audit: The Fine Print
This post originally appeared at the Christensen Institute on October 13, 2017. The Department of Education’s audit…
Behavior Management Tools Might Not Be Best for Student-Centered Learning
This post originally appeared at Students at the Center on September 14, 2017. It is the first in…
What Personalized Learning Looks Like Across the U.S.
As districts and schools transition towards personalized learning, there are a variety of elements that reconfigure and…
What if We Started Looking at STEM-Education Differently?
STEM is all the rage these days, and with an ever-growing gap in filling jobs that are…
Redesigning the Syllabus to Reflect the Learning Journey
This post originally appeared at EdSurge on September 10, 2017. Personalized learning is still in its infancy—as…