Flexibility in Competency-Based Education
This post was originally published on digitalpromise.org. When I landed in New Hampshire, I was eager to see…
The SAMR Model in Blended Learning
I’ve worked as a technology integrator and teacher for fourteen years. We’ve adopted a proficiency based philosophy…
Skilling Up: CBE Is the $500B Opportunity Every Tech Entrepreneur Should Tap
This post originally appeared the Wired Innovation Insights blog on February 6, 2015. There is a lot…
Navigators of Learning
Improvement comes from knowing where you are going, where you are starting, and the strategic steps to…
A Construction Kit for Personalized Assessment of Competency-Based Learning
This post originally appeared December 15, 2014 at Q.E.D. Foundation. “What Changes in the Learner Are You Trying…
Making Sense of Business Models
I’m on a steep, steep, steep learning curve as I dig into the innovations in higher education…
Tackling Work Study Practices in a Competency-Based Educational System
Last year, teams of teachers within our district, the Sanborn Regional School District in New Hampshire, became…
Learn Fast and Adapt, Especially in Education
The mantra, “Fail early, fail often,” needs to die a fast death. This phrase has become the…
ReInventing Schools at the District Level
In 2012, Maine established policy for schools to award proficiency-based diplomas starting in 2018. As the years…
What is the Story that You Will Tell of Your Journey?
“Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound……” ….Superman? No, not really. Looking back over the…