Reflections on Competency-Based and Blended Learning
Originally posted June 4, 2014 by Education Elements Last week, Justin DeLeon and I attended the…
#BlendedLearning: What Adaptive Technologies Do (Answering the “To What End” Question)
The phone rings and a superintendent is asking, “What adaptive software do I need to personalize learning?”…
Teachers in Charge: USC Hybrid High’s Approach to Competency-Based Blended Learning
Originally posted June 3, 2014 at Christensen Institute. Last week I had the privilege of visiting the USC…
Step Two: Picture It
One of the first things teachers and teams ask for when we begin talking about student-centered proficiency-based…
Thoughts on Grain Size
As schools across the country engage with and implement proficiency-based learning, one of the first steps educators…
Three Steps for Personalizing Assessment
Why do we always assess students at the same time and let that be the governing factor…
Blending Toward Competency: A Closer Look at Blended Learning in New Hampshire
Originally posted May 21, 2014 at Christensen Institute. Blended learning comes in various shapes and sizes in…
Performance-Based Assessment in Action
Originally posted May 16, 2014 at gettingsmart.com. For more on Danville’s overall approach see District Transformation in Danville….
Step 1: Separate The Baby From the Bathwater
Consider this moment: I’m sitting in a summer planning session with a team of teachers from different…
The Journey to a Personal Mastery System
Originally published in the Reinventing Schools Coalition May newsletter It all starts with an essential question. What…