Making Mastery Work
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation (NMEF) is releasing Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education today. You can find…
Application of Learning: It Doesn’t Have To Be An Outhouse
We know that mastery happens when skills or knowledge are applied in new situations or contexts. As…
Direct Instruction? That’s the Old Way
I met with a group of teachers yesterday for our monthly check in. The group is made…
What Else Could They Learn? Part II
Part I asked, “How can we expand the depth, breadth, and process of high school learning?” and…
Be Reasonable!
Defining Targets With Reason In an earlier post I talked about what a learning target is, and…
What Else Could They Learn? Part I
How can we expand the depth and breadth of high school learning? Credit Flexibility offers a vast…
Keeping Pace with K-12 Online and Blended Learning, 11th Edition
Keeping Pace with K–12 Digital Learning is the title of this year’s report. Digital learning is replacing…
Getting Butts Out of Seats and Kids Out of Ruts
Take a minute to see the Colorado Legacy Foundation‘s incredible video. It is a vibey, upbeat, inspiring…
Dancing Out Front
I’m in my fourth year in my teacher leader position here at MAMS. It wasn’t until about…
Snare Your Students
Students who are caught up in what they are doing don’t need to be managed, and students…