The Learning Edge
CompetencyWorks is releasing it’s 2nd issue brief, The Learning Edge: Supporting Student Success in aCompetency-Based Learning Environment…
When Is It Competency Education? And When Is It Not?
It’s getting popular. Many schools claim to be using competency education. Does offering adaptive software or blended…
And A Winner Is…
…Lindsay Unified School District! In case you missed it, Lindsay Unified School District, a top-to-bottom competency-based district,…
Understanding Formative Assessment Using the Teaching and Learning Möbius Strip
In order to get the full experience of this post, please print out and assemble your own…
Traveling A Longer Road
The authors of Making Mastery Work open a fascinating door into the dynamics of competency education in…
Competency Education in the News
Michael Horn in a post “Could Competency-Based Learning Save the Common Core?” on Forbes website challenges us…
The Project IS the Learning!
Typically, teachers launch projects after students have learned concepts and skills, or as a culminating activity in…
Yes, This Is Definitely Evidence
In a previous post I summarized the evidence of competency education making a difference in student achievement…
Where Are the Bullets?
Oh the lure of the quick fix. Humans are fascinated with them. Without this attraction, con artists…
Testing Myths
The word “test” has a negative connotation. It conjures up images of students sitting in rows, number…