Making Mastery Work
(First of all, thanks to the great work being done by Achieve’s Competency-based Pathways Working Group– of…
Kentucky Summit on Competency Education
Earlier this week, people across the state of Kentucky convened for a Summit on Competency Education sponsored…
When the Math Doesn’t Work
Last week there was a great piece Why Students Who Underperform Drop Out on the PBS Newshour. …
Public Reflection as Professional Development
One of the most dynamic public discourse underway in competency education right now is the research and…
Cracking the Credit Hour
Cracking the Credit Hour from the New American Foundation is a fascinating read. It outlines exactly why…
Educator Pay in a Competency-Based System
How do we pay facilitators (teachers) in a Competency Based System? This is a question that naturally…
Carnegie Unit Conundrum
How do you translate a measure of time into a measure of learning? It seems to me…
Update on Iowa
Iowa is advancing towards competency education. In a memo released July 16, 2012, Jason Glass, Director of…
The Core Business of Schooling: Competency (Part II)
If competence is the core business of schooling then why does it seem like a new idea…
The Core Business of Schooling: Competency (Part 1)
These are very exciting and interesting times for the field of education in general and those who…