Is it a Project or an Activity? Project-Based Learning and its Cousins
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on June 24, 2016. A project is a multistep activity…
Keep the Vision in Your Sights
One cannot deny the energy that has grown in support of competency-based learning. While it is still…
Engagement Templates: 6 Ways to Structure Learning Experiences
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on September 11, 2015. How to engage learners? It’s a…
Communicating With Parents on the Transition to Competency Education
I am the Principal at Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston, NH. Our district has used a…
3 Ways Parents Can Spot Student-Centered Learning
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on February 26, 2015. Recently I had the opportunity to…
A Construction Kit for Personalized Assessment of Competency-Based Learning
This post originally appeared December 15, 2014 at Q.E.D. Foundation. “What Changes in the Learner Are You Trying…
ReInventing Schools at the District Level
In 2012, Maine established policy for schools to award proficiency-based diplomas starting in 2018. As the years…
The Role of Assessment Instruments in a Competency-Based System
No matter how you approach it, you cannot mitigate the massive change agent that is competency-based education….
Competency Education: Frequently Asked Parent Questions
I worked for a school district and high school that made the transition from a traditional to…
Leave Retention Behind in Favor of Promotion on Mastery
Originally posted on October 3, 2014 at Getting Smart. The pastor was livid, he was so…