Education Innovation Is Flourishing Across the Commonwealth of Virginia
Small steps are leading to big changes across Virginia communities. In a dawn of new business opportunities…
Reinventing Crediting and Transcripts (Part 2): Considerations for Making Change
As described in my previous post, there are tremendous advantages that can come with a new form…
Reinventing Crediting and Transcripts (Part 1): Learning from Experience
I had the good fortune to be present in April 2016 when educational leader Scott Looney articulated…
Building 21’s Open Competencies, Rubrics, and Professional Development Activities
At Building 21, we have created an open resource called Learning What Matters (LWM) Competency Framework which…
What Could a Shift Toward a Whole Child Approach Look Like in Schools? An Emphasis on Mental Health
The following is an excerpt and transcript of the Aurora Institute 2019 Symposium opening keynote address, delivered…
The Competency Train Pulls Into Kankakee: Common Start-up Challenges and Strategies
Adapting Arlo Guthrie’s famous lyric was irresistible, but we should also know Kankakee for their devotion to…
Deep Community Partnerships Lead to Authentic Project-Based Learning at Oakland USD
This post originally appeared at Next Generation Learning Challenges on August 27, 2019. How to create authentic…
2017 iNACOL Annual Membership Meeting
View this archived webinar for an overview of iNACOL’s current and future work, strategic plan, initiatives as…
Communication and Outreach Strategies for Leaders Shifting to Personalized Learning
Effective community engagement is a cornerstone of successful personalized learning implementation. As schools and districts shift toward…
Teaching with a Growth Mindset
Colorado’s District 51 is in its first year of implementing a performance-based (or competency-based) system. They are…