Culture is the Foundation: Building Relationships and Community at ACE
At the Alternative Choices in Education (ACE) Program at Brookline HS, relationships and community are the foundation…
Top Ten <em>Competency</em>Works Blog Posts of 2022
This post looks back on the most-read 2022 CompetencyWorks blog posts by ten different authors. We didn’t…
4 Keys to Building Deeper Critical and Creative Thinking in Your Classroom
Today, we expect every student to be ready for the challenges of the 21st century – to…
Join the Aurora Institute at SXSW EDU 2023!
If you’re headed to SXSW EDU next month, be sure to join the Aurora Institute for two…
CBE Starter Pack 6: Equity Strategies Drive Culture, Structures, and Pedagogy
When educators begin to explore competency-based education (CBE), the CompetencyWorks Initiative is a key place to find…
Diving into a Deep Blue(grass) Sea of Innovation, Part Two: Early Lessons Learned When Implementing Multi-District Deeper Learning in Kentucky
In Part One, I discussed how I joined a Kentucky educational cooperative’s newly launched Deeper Learning Team…
Diving into a Deep Blue (grass) Sea of Innovation, Part One: How Educational Cooperatives and Deeper Learning Teams are Poised to Help Transform Kentucky Education
As I began my eighteenth year in education, I felt ready for a new challenge. How could…
Building a Competency-Based Teacher Education Program: The High Meadows Experience, Part 2
In my first blog post, I introduced the principles and structure of High Meadows Graduate School of…
Personalized Learning Plans at Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax, Vermont
This is the second blog post based on Jensen Welch’s dissertation research, which used youth participatory action…
CBE Starter Pack 5: Learn Actively With Varied Pathways and Pacing
When educators begin to explore competency-based education (CBE), the CompetencyWorks Initiative is a key place to start,…