Carroll Gardens School for Innovation (MS 442): Intentional School Design
This article is part of a series of case studies of schools in New York City. For…
The Case for Performance Assessments in a Standards-Based Grading System
If only measuring students meeting academic standards in the classroom was as easy as it is in…
First Stop of the Magical Mastery Tour: Bronx International High School
This article is part of a series of case studies of schools in New York City. For…
The Big Three Takeaways of the Magical Mastery Tour
Although there were many takeaways from my visits to schools in New York City (what Jeremy Kraushar…
What’s New in K-12 Competency Education
Reports Early Progress: Interim Research on Personalized Learning was released by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation…
Advice From Highland Tech Students
This is the second post on Highland Tech Charter School. Click here for Part 1. During my…
Highland Tech Charter School – Putting it All Together
This is the first post in a series on Highland Tech. Part 2 is Advice From Highland…
Competency Education in Practice: Kearsarge Regional High School Spotlight
This spotlight originally appeared in the CSSR October 2014 Newsletter. In 2005, New Hampshire became the first state to…
Competency Education in a K-16+ World
It was a typical Wednesday evening in mid-October at our home. My wife and I were sitting…
Learn Fast and Adapt, Especially in Education
The mantra, “Fail early, fail often,” needs to die a fast death. This phrase has become the…