Idaho Site Visit: Mastery Education in Idaho
Each of the school visits in Idaho offered new insights into design and implementation. To make it…
What Not To Do: Six Problematic Practices in the Transition to Competency Education
Implementation mistakes cause harm in both the short run and the long run. In the short run,…
The Power of Connections
This is the third article in the series Conversations with Authors About Competency-Based Education. It’s always fascinating when…
August 2018 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up
Here are the highlights from August 2018 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you…
A Visit with the ‘Westies’–Day 2 in New Zealand
Denise Airola and a team of educators from Arkansas traveled to New Zealand to learn about their…
Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education
To build a vision for coherent, student-centered systems — and to encourage all stakeholders to take ownership…
Central Academy, West Ada School District
This is the ninth post in a series on Mastery Education in Idaho. Links to the other…
Six Fixes for Proficiency-Based Learning
Two realities almost always arise when we engage in systemic change. First, while the change is framed…
Welcome to Mastery Assessment Week!
This article originally appeared on Springpoint’s blog The Launch Pad as part of Mastery Assessment Week. See…
#MasteryWeek
Building on last year’s Mastery Week, Springpoint Schools and their partners are launching Mastery Assessment Week (#masteryweek)from…