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…
Personalizing Competency Education
Based on school visits across the country, I have come to believe that competency education needs a…
Blended Learning: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Supporting Tech-Assisted Teaching
This guidebook by Laura Vanderkam provides crucial guidance to savvy philanthropists looking to transform schools through blended…
Department of Education Letter Could Put Cracks in the Credit Hour
This post was originally published on March 19, 2013 by the New America Foundation. The U.S. Department…
Launching School Boards into the 21st Century
Several weeks ago, I attended the CCSSO Innovation Lab Network meeting as a member of the New…
Maine Creating Common Language
Gary Chapin just forwarded me the announcement that the Maine Department of Education’s Center for Best Practice…
Necessary for Success
District and school leaders constantly tell me that there is very little in federal and state policy…
Teachers: The Engine of Change
I remember the first time I heard a principal explain, “We try to run our school through…
21st Century Students Require More Than Updated 19th Century Schools
New models of instruction and competency- based learning will ensure student success Over the past four years,…