Streams of Innovation — Update on Federal and State Policy
It’s getting hard to stay on top of all the advancements and initiatives related to competency education….
The Power of Principals
Maine’s Center for Best Practices has released a new case study The Power of Principals — I…
OER State Policy in K-12 Education: Benefits, Strategies, and Recommendations for Open Access, Open Sharing
This report helps policymakers promote collaboration and deeper learning with Open Educational Resources (OER). The authors demonstrate…
Maine’s P2 Approach (Personalization + Proficiency-Based)
If you haven’t taken the time to watch the videos at Maine’s Center for Best Practice, I…
Systems Change – Five New England States at a Time
This post was originally published by Knowledgeworks on April 30, 2013. A truly remarkable education transformation is…
How States Are Advancing Competency Education
Do you have questions about how other states are transforming their education systems to competency-based schools? Here…
Education Philosophy Becomes Practice
This post was originally published at the Partially Examined Life: A Philosophy Podcast and Blog. Over the…
Time’s Up: US Department of Education Approves First College to Ditch the Credit Hour
For more than 100 years, the time-based credit hour has been the currency of higher education. Originally…
Rethinking Teacher Evaluation for the Competency-Based Grading & Reporting Environment
Introduction: Rethinking the Effectiveness of the Dog & Pony Show Model During my first three years as…
The Three-Legged Stool of Competency Frameworks
I don’t know how I missed it, but in February New Hampshire released competencies that will be…