Education Evolving
I had the opportunity to re-read Maine’s strategic plan Education Evolving, which was developed in 2012. The opening essay…
Organizational Position Matters
Is competency-based education just for high schools or is it what you want for your entire K-12…
Inspiring Innovation and Optimizing Learning through Maker Spaces
The White House declared June 17-23, 2016 as the National Week of Making, inviting libraries, museums, recreation…
Supporting State Capacity to Plan for Innovative Systems of Assessments Under ESSA
Over the next year, states will engage in critical design conversations as they craft a new vision…
From Compliance to Continuous Improvement: Accountability, Assessments and Next Generation Workforce with ESSA
There is an incredible window of opportunity for state policymakers with the passage of the Every Student…
Promising State Policies
There are those who say we shouldn’t be trying to define personalization because it will inhibit innovation…
Vermont’s Comprehensive, Statewide Approach to Personalized Learning
Vermont has pursued the most comprehensive statewide policy approach to personalized, proficiency-based learning. In 2013, the Vermont…
A Conversation with the Two Mikes from Montpelier
The New England Secondary School Consortium’s March conference is becoming a must-go meeting for me – as…
How States Build Local Capacity to Implement Personalized Learning
States are much more likely to be successful in their support of innovation and personalized learning if…
Moving from Seat-Time to Competency-Based Credits in State Policy: Ensuring All Students Develop Mastery
This post originally appeared at iNACOL on April 12, 2016. School leaders find once they begin to…