Support for Teachers in a Competency Education School
As a high school principal who has worked for the past six years through a transition from…
Assessing Work Study Practices in a Competency Education School
Introduction Five years ago, when my high school first implemented its competency education model, we as a…
Keeping the Why
Recently, I found myself at a conference sponsored by the Maine Curriculum Leaders’ Association. The purpose: to…
The End of the Big Test: Moving to Competency-Based Policy
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on May 19, 2015. What’s next? With all the frustration…
What’s Your Dream Grading Tool? NYC Educators State Their Must-Haves
What is your dream mastery-based grading tool? This design challenge drew a roomful of educators from twenty…
Setting the PACE: Teacher Assessment Practices in a Competency-Based Education System
I continue to be amazed and impressed by our staff’s progress over the past five years related…
A School’s Journey to Promote Student Achievement and Ownership of Learning
Our journey to a true competency-based system has been a long yet rewarding one. It began with…
Advice for School Principals on Implementing Competency Education
This past week, I had the pleasure of spending some time with school principals from Henry County,…
Shifting the Culture in Learner-Centered Environments
In 2012, the Maine Legislature passed into law LD1422, An Act to Prepare Maine People for the…
In Search of the Goldilocks Scale
We have learned a lot over the past five years as our district has implemented a competency-based…