The Offal Lesson
The following is reposted from Shawn Cornally from Febuary 2012. This Friday my classroom was visited by…
Target Practice
I work in a school moving towards a vision of customized learning. I work closely with our…
Three Big Take-Aways from Maine
Classroom after classroom, school after school, district after district – an incredibly powerful commitment to student-centered proficiency-based…
Q&A: It’s About Time For Proficiency-Based Learning
The following is reprinted from GettingSmart. Diane Smith for the Business Education Compact (BEC) released “It’s About…
No One Graduates Before They Are Ready
“I’m not going to tell you. I know what a lexile means, but I’m not going to…
Avoid Hit-or-Miss Professional Development
As a former principal and curriculum director, I can easily tell the difference between good and bad…
Online Learning Means Extended Learning Time
Today, I made a visit to New Hampshire’s Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (NH VLACS) in Exeter, New Hampshire….
Setting up a Competency-Based System: The Authoring Process
If and when your institution is ready to move into the next steps of transitioning to competencies…
Class Rank in a Competency-Based High School
My school, Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston, NH, made the shift to a competency-based grading and…
Measuring Quality from Inputs to Outcomes: Creating Student Learning Performance Metrics and Quality Assurance for Online Schools
This report provides outcomes-based assurance frameworks, with associated course-level and school-level learning performance metrics, as well as…