August CompetencyWorks Catch-Up
Here are the highlights from August 2016 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you have…
Celebrate the Flops (Then They Don’t Hurt So Much): 7 SEL Mindset Tips
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on July 13, 2016. Our 15-year-old son loves to flip….
Making Room for Hardship in Positive Youth Development
I had the chance to re-read the design principles from Carnegie Corporation’s Opportunity by Design and its…
Speak Like You Are Right; Listen Like You Are Wrong
Recently, I found myself stumbling out of a hotel and into a parking lot. My eyes were…
Supporting Student Agency Through Student Led Conferences
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on July 24, 2016. In a world where young people…
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
iNACOL and CompetencyWorks are hosting a Special Edition Webinar to reflect on the field of K-12 competency…
Student Voices: Moving Beyond “When I Grow Up…”
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on July 25, 2016. A major task for high schools…
San Antonio Here We Come: Competency Ed at the iNACOL Symposium
I’ve just been looking at the schedule for the competency education strand at the iNACOL Symposium on October…
Vote for Pop Up Problems of Practice in CBE
We need your help between now and September 1. Virgel Hammonds, KnowledgeWorks, Susan Patrick, iNACOL and I…
Rethinking the Achievement Gap (Part 3)
This post originally appeared at Next Generation Learning Challenges on April 6, 2016 and the Workshop School on…