Staying the Course for Student Success
10 important takeaways from recent conversations/meetings/conference talks: 1. The Common Core will help students succeed in college…
10 Trends Driving the Future of Education
I am flying back from a convening in New England with districts and schools pioneering student-centered learning…
Updating the Carnegie Legacy
The Carnegie Commission created the infamous Carnegie unit in an effort to standardize learning to support professors….and…
Guest blogger – Joe Cozart reviews Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed
Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Joe Cozart of Georgia Virtual Learning. He reviewed Paul Tough’s book How…
Competency-Based Education and Blended Learning: Worlds Apart or Just Two Sides of the Personalization Coin?
This post was originally published by Clayton Christensen Institute on September 18, 2013. At the Clayton Christensen…
Fast Facts about Online Learning
Explore the latest data concerning online and blended learning, enrollment, access, courses, and key policies indicators. Review…
Iowa CBE Collaborative Launches
A whole new set of districts are about begin the conversion to a competency-based system… The Iowa…
Sustained Change, Continuous Improvement
In the same week that I heard that Maine’s Commissioner of Education Stephen Bowen was stepping down…
Recommended Reading: Preliminary Implementation of Maine’s Proficiency-Based Diploma
Interested in finding out more about Maine’s implementation of a proficiency-based diploma? Take a look at the…
Only Ten States Require Districts to Use Time-based Credit
Yep, only 10. That’s what the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and learning found out in…