Using My Voice to Shape My High School
My name is London Gray, and I am a native of Washington, D.C., born and raised in…
Science of Learning: The Engine that Powers Competency-Based Schools
What Is Good Teaching? “Good teaching is good teaching” is a common refrain in the education world….
Together We Shine Brighter: A Teacher’s Insights from #Aurora23
At the Aurora Institute Symposium 2023, we piloted Networking Groups for a few different topics and affinity…
Flexible, Competency-Based Learning in Action at COA
This week, we continue with our series on the Chelsea Opportunity Academy (COA). The COA is a…
Connecting the CBE Design Principles with a Defensible Body of Evidence
Fully embracing the seven design principles of competency-based education (CBE) requires dramatic shifts in the way schools…
The Evolution of a Competency-Based Academic Model at Chelsea Opportunity Academy
This post is the second in a series about Chelsea Opportunity Academy (COA) in Chelsea, MA, which…
A New Framework to IMPACT Building a Defensible Body of Evidence
If you were to analyze student work samples in a body of evidence for students in your…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Competency-Based Education (CBE), According to an AI Language Model
The following post was written by ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) language model, about how it…
It’s Time to Level the Post-Secondary Playing Field: Six Principles for Building a Career Pathways Program
I had such a transformative experience as a teacher in a career pathways program that it ended…
Portrait of a Graduate: A Gateway to Competency-Based Learning
This blog post reviews the Next Generation Learning Challenge (NGLC)’s new resource, How Students Develop the Skills…