Iowa Goes BIG: From Reservations to Success
This blog was originally posted May 20, 2014 at the Iowa Department of Education. Be sure to…
Iowa Goes BIG: Next-level learning
This blog was originally posed May 20, 2014 at the Iowa Department of Education with the sidebar, below. Be sure…
Threads of Implementation — Lessons Learned from Maine
The Maine Department of Education has condensed their six case studies on districts that have embraced proficiency-based…
Must Read: From Policy to Practice in New Hampshire
The Christenensen Institute just released “From policy to practice: How competency-based education is evolving in New Hampshire”. It is a…
The Oregon Shuffle
The Oregon legislature is doing only what I can call a policy shuffle – a few steps…
Who Should Determine What Proficiency Is?
Governor’s Task Force on Improving Education in Idaho has been considering mastery-based education (Connecticut also uses this…
A Tale of Two States
I had a quick conversation with Sal Khan last month that really highlighted the importance of the…
More on Implementation in Maine
Thanks to the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the Maine Department of Education was able to conduct a…
iNACOL Research intern Janice Silver guest blogs about personalization
iNACOL Research Intern Janice Silver is guest blogging today about her brief literature review on personalization. Personalization…
JTATE Special Issue released (Guest bloggers Joe Freidhoff and Kevin Oliver)
Today I am joined by two of my colleagues, Drs. Joe Freidhoff and Kevin Oliver, to share…