The Results are In!
We have all been watching and learning from Adams County School District 50 (Adams 50). This district,…
Tips for Designing Competencies
It was an absolute joy having the opportunity to interview so many of our leading competency education…
The Creative Process — Spark It!
Instruction of the creative process is primarily the domain of arts educators, but application of the creative…
Assessment of Learning with Competency-Based Grading
This past spring, two members of my administrative team at Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston, New…
Weekend Reading (and Viewing) List
Watch: John Bailey, Karen Cator, Tim Magner, Linda Roberts and I discuss the State of Education Today…
What the Learning Sciences Tell Us About Competency Education
At a recent meeting sponsored by iNACOL to think deeply about competency and assessment, we talked about…
Changing our Bumper-Sticker Message: My Student is More Proficient Than Your Student!
On a recent walk, I was stopped by my neighbor who had a complaint about her son’s…
Educator Pay in a Competency-Based System
How do we pay facilitators (teachers) in a Competency Based System? This is a question that naturally…
The Treacherous(?) Road to E-Learning
The following piece by Susan Patrick appeared this week on National Journal’s Education Experts Blog: Tom Vander…
Competency-Based Instruction & Assessment: Building the Framework
As the Rochester School District embarks upon its K-12 Full-Competency Based System of Instruction and Assessment, we…