Exceeding Is More Complicated Than Adding Glitter and Flash
There are different ideas about the best way to report student progress towards targets, or competencies. One…
Naming the Elephant
It’s the elephant in the room. How are we going to help our most struggling students, those…
Spending Time
Time is one of the most precious commodities in a school, and students should know how to…
Evidence?
I have received three requests over the past week asking for evidence of success from competency education…
Increasing Student Trajectories
Students Receive Rapid, Differentiated Support – that’s the fourth element of the working definition of competency education. …
Five Things That Changed At My School When We Adopted Competencies
“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”…
Mud Season and Modules
One of the things that Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education brings into focus…
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…