Our Competency-Based System Has Changed the Face of IEP Meetings
Carter’s Story This past week I had the privilege of attending an IEP meeting for Carter, a…
21st Century Skills and Designing Competencies
Competencies provide a unique opportunity to truly teach and assess 21st Century Skills. While there are many…
Productivity and Progress
In the report Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education, the authors highlight four findings…
Question Making
There is something a bit magical about the transformation from time-based/A-F structures to competency-based education. Over and…
A Student Reflection on Competency Education
The following was originally posted on The Iowa Forum on Competency-Based Education. Elizabeth Strum, a senior at…
Competency-Based Learning and FLVS
Competency based learning has its origins in the business world. High school graduates who decide to become…
Upcoming Webinar on New Hampshire’s Competency-Based System
The Alliance for Excellent Education is sponsoring a webinar on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 on Strengthening High…
A GPS for Competency Education
We are now starting to see whole networks of schools move towards competency education. The Asia Society,…
Getting Started
I’ve been getting increased requests from districts and schools looking for consultants or resources to help them…
Pre-Assessment: A Key to the ZPD
The Zone of Proximal Development is the sweet spot of education; this is where meaningful learning happens. …