A Powerful Letter of Reflection and Gratitude
David Theoharides, Superintendent of Sanford Schools in Maine wrote a beautiful reflection in his June 7th op-ed…
FLVS Online Curriculum Design: Best Practices for Creating Competency-Based Learning Experiences
The FLVS Model In April 1994, the National Education Commission on Time and Learning published a report…
10 Must-Haves to Lift Us from the Grading Quagmire
Those of us that were at least moderately successful in the old system may find it challenging…
A Classroom Teacher’s Approach to Competency-Based Education
Around this time of year, I am always reminded of one of the great things I did…
Weekend Reading List
Just in time for the weekend, here’s a look at a few of the news articles we…
Freshman Learning Community – A Successful Model That Puts Competency-Based Grading into Action
The transition to ninth grade is challenging for many students. For Sanborn Regional High School students, their…
WGU Paves the Way with Competency-Oriented System Architecture
A decade ago states might have struggled to imagine the data system they would need to support…
Are Colleges Dictating How We Record Student Learning?
Why do we continue to use grades to record student understanding? What does a letter tell us…
Competency Education at the Education Innovation Summit
I was lucky to get to go to the Education Innovation Summit. They’ve just uploaded video of…
10 Elements Towards Eliminating the Batch-Print System
Competency-based learning (or standards-based or performance-based if you will) is based on two important ideas: Students should…