More on Competency-Based Learning
Last month I joined a panel of colleagues at Arizona State University’s Education Innovation Summit to discuss…
RTT Gets Personalized
Just in case you missed it, the draft of the next Race to the Top competition was…
Competency-Based Education: Learn From My Follies
I had a conference with a parent this morning. I love meeting parents and talking with students,…
Measure What Matters
Teachers need to make sure that they are measuring the right elements of student work. Teacher training…
Art and Science of Designing Competencies
Greetings everyone! We just wanted to let you know about our first working paper — the working…
Mastery – Putting Learning Before Grades
I work with a team of people that submitted a letter of intent to the New Mexico…
NSBA Report Misses Mark on High Quality Online Education
The National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) recent report on virtual learning seems to reference and regurgitate bullet points…
Autonomy, Apples, and Oranges
What have you learned about how to work with districts in introducing competency-based schools–and what district leaders…
Is a Standard a Competency? (Part 2)
Read Part 1 or take a look at New Hampshire’s ELA and Math Competencies Following up on…
Juggling Frogs
Read the first post on Spaulding High School. Organizational change is always a case of juggling frogs….