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…
Data Integration? More Like Data Cooperation
Originally posed October 15, 2014 by the Christensen Institute. Are new software platforms revving the engine of competency-based blended…
Back to Bloom: Solving the 2 Sigma Problem with Online CBE
Originally posted October 22, 2014 at the Christensen Institute. The term competency-based education (CBE) is a lot…
Virgel Hammonds’ Six Insights into Leadership
This is the second in a two part series on RSU2 in Maine. The first post is…
A Higher Education Journey Toward Standards/Competency-Based Principles
In our work with school administrators who are leading innovative standards or competency-based initiatives, we are often…
How EAA’s Personalized Learning Platform Works
Originally posted Sept. 2, 2014 by New Gen Learning Challenges. Across the nation, teachers have been preparing…