And A Winner Is…
…Lindsay Unified School District! In case you missed it, Lindsay Unified School District, a top-to-bottom competency-based district,…
Competency Education in the News
Michael Horn in a post “Could Competency-Based Learning Save the Common Core?” on Forbes website challenges us…
Yes, This Is Definitely Evidence
In a previous post I summarized the evidence of competency education making a difference in student achievement…
Naming the Elephant
It’s the elephant in the room. How are we going to help our most struggling students, those…
Evidence?
I have received three requests over the past week asking for evidence of success from competency education…
Five Things That Changed At My School When We Adopted Competencies
“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”…
Mud Season and Modules
One of the things that Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education brings into focus…
Keeping Pace with K-12 Online and Blended Learning, 11th Edition
Keeping Pace with K–12 Digital Learning is the title of this year’s report. Digital learning is replacing…
Getting Butts Out of Seats and Kids Out of Ruts
Take a minute to see the Colorado Legacy Foundation‘s incredible video. It is a vibey, upbeat, inspiring…
Target Practice
I work in a school moving towards a vision of customized learning. I work closely with our…