Exploring Innovative School Models in the Canopy Project’s Interactive National Database
Newly released data from the Canopy project provide an overview of how 200+ schools are innovating during…
What Do We Know About the Implementation and Outcomes of Personalized, Competency-Based Learning? A Synthesis of Research from 2000 to 2019
States and districts interested in transitioning to personalized, competency-based education models often wonder what the research says…
A Strategic Reflection on the Field of Competency-Based Education
Schools and districts across the United States are realizing the promise of competency-based education—transforming the culture, structure,…
Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement
How can school leaders and teachers foster student agency and engagement in online settings? The disruption to…
Grading for Equity: A Teacher’s Reflections
This post originally appeared on the Mastery Collaborative blog on October 29, 2020. NYC released its grading…
Taking Time to Assess What Students Know, Think, and Feel
This blog first appeared on the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation website. What if testing could be…
Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement
Our circles of family and friends in education are submerged in the academic, safety, and security efforts…
Improving Communication of K-12 Personalized Learning Research
Two goals of the recent National Research Convening on Building the Evidence Base for K-12 Personalized Learning…
Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement
School leaders mustn’t lose sight of the need for student agency and student engagement as they contend…
Top 10 CompetencyWorks Blog Posts of 2020
For this year-end roundup, a slight variation on the top-ten genre is that it features the most-read…