2015 iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium
On November 8-11, the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium will bring together more than 3,000 experts…
Competency-Based and Blended Learning: Friends or Foes?
This post originally appeared at the Christensen Institute on October 6, 2015. Last week, I presented a…
Stop the Nitpicking and Other Things We Are Doing that Are Undermining Our Efforts to Advance Competency-Based Education
“We don’t share the details of our work anymore.” I was more than a bit shocked and…
Buyers Beware
I am getting a bit frustrated with information management systems that claim to be competency-based. They describe…
Education Reimagined Offers a Transformational Vision for U.S. Education
Today, I am thrilled to share a new vision for transforming education toward student-centered learning. Mostly, I…
Back-to-School with NROC: Fresh, No-Cost Resources for Student Success
To launch the 2015-16 academic year, the non-profit NROC Project is spotlighting fresh, no-cost, digital resources designed…
What’s More Important, High Test Scores or Self-Direction?
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on August 17, 2015. The education technology discussion is fraught…
Congratulations to Pahara Institute’s 2015 NextGen Leaders
We know that several sectors of the education innovation field share the problem of lack of diversity….
Keeping the Why
Recently, I found myself at a conference sponsored by the Maine Curriculum Leaders’ Association. The purpose: to…
New Release – Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders
Today, CompetencyWorks released Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders. It is a comprehensive…