Navigators of Learning
Improvement comes from knowing where you are going, where you are starting, and the strategic steps to…
Chugach School District’s Performance-Based Infrastructure
This is the second post in the Chugach School District series. Read the first post here. I’ve…
Driven by Student Empowerment: Chugach School District
This is the first post in the Chugach School District series. Continue reading the second, third, fourth,…
Explorations in Competency Education
This post introduces the upcoming series on Chugach School District. I learned a lot during my trip…
Competency Education in Practice: Newfound Regional High School Spotlight
This spotlight originally appeared in the CSSR October 2014 Newsletter. In 2005, New Hampshire became the first state to…
When the Stars Align in Support of Learning . . .
This post originally appeared at the Foundation for Excellence in Education on December 8, 2014. There is…
Competency Education Can Address Readiness Gaps—But Not Alone
This post originally appeared at Jobs for the Future on December 4, 2014. My youngest brother’s senior…
A Construction Kit for Personalized Assessment of Competency-Based Learning
This post originally appeared December 15, 2014 at Q.E.D. Foundation. “What Changes in the Learner Are You Trying…
The Courage to Confront Equity Issues in Competency Education
Innovators and early adapters of competency education want to do right by kids. The vision of personalized…
Asking the Right Questions: Urban Assembly Maker Academy
Designing a school with only a blank page to start can be a daunting task. Where do…