What Is Competency-Based Education? An Updated Definition
This report updates the field’s 2011 working definition of competency-based education, which helped to build the field…
New Innovation Spotlight Episode – Education Policy and the Learning Sciences with Natalie Truong
Emerging knowledge from the learning sciences provides evidence and insights into the dynamic nature of learning,…
Aligning Education Policy with the Science of Learning and Development
This report analyzes recent learning sciences research and provides nine recommendations to address a critical need: how…
Learner Variability in the Classroom through Micro-credentials
This post originally appeared at Digital Promise on August 22, 2019. “I’m not just a math teacher;…
Sustaining and Sharing Cultural Heritage at the Tatitlek Community School
This is the fourth post in a series about the Chugach School District in Alaska. Links to…
Pathways, Pacing, and Agency Are Intertwined
This is the third post in a series about the Chugach School District in Alaska. Links to…
Rethinking Grade Levels and Age Groupings at the Whittier Community School
This is the first post in a series about the Chugach School District in Alaska. Links to…
Supporting Deeper Learning Through High-Quality Internship Projects
My recent CompetencyWorks post focused on helping schools facilitate deep, authentic student learning through real-world projects. This…
Structuring Schools to Enable Deep, Student-Centered Learning in Real-World Settings
One of the main pillars of the Big Picture Learning design is deep, authentic student learning in…
What the Learning Sciences Are Teaching Us About Learning – Pt. 3
This is the sixth vlog in a series sharing highlights from keynote addresses that will focus on...