Whose Classroom Is This? The Importance of Students’ Voice in Creating a Writer’s Workshop
To reach as many students and skills as possible in a given Unit of Study, and to…
Webinar: Research on Algebra 1 and Biology Teachers (Recording link)
Last year, iNACOL started the Research in Review Webinar Series, and in this and near future posts,…
Practitioner Implications in Competency Education: An Interview with Rose Colby
This interview originally appeared in the CSSR October 2014 Newsletter. Rose Colby is a career educator who has worked…
Curriculum Models Need to Preserve Standards, Not Break Them Apart
In a recent article in Educational Leadership, Grant Wiggins writes about a definition of mastery that holds…
Deadlines Matter: Debunking the Myth That Standards-Based Grading Means No Deadlines
I have a very compassionate boss. I spent several weeks working on my school’s budget for the…
Getting Started and Scaling Competency-Based Education
Iowa is a state no longer content with the status quo perpetuated by an antiquated educational system….
Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education
The purpose of this report is to explore how to redesign grading systems to best help students…
Competency Education: The Solution to Retention
Recently a group of teachers was working on performance tasks and assessments. They were aligning their units…
Data analytics in K-12 online learning – Guest blogger Dr. Joe Cozart
Dr. Joe Cozart is guest blogging today. Joe is the Associate Director of Strategic Planning at Georgia…
Proficiency-Based Education Meet-Up in Oregon
If you live in Oregon you should be putting March 6-7, 2014 on your calendar. The Confederation…