How Many Conversations?
Systems consultant Judith Enright, in the Maine Center for Best Practice video on the Western Maine Education…
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…
How to Utilize Your Greatest Assets
Our district set out on our journey to provide customized learning to all of our students in…
Unleashed to Learn: Book Highlights Performance Assessment
A new book by Linda C. Aronson, Unleashed to Learn: Empowering Students to Learn at Full Capacity,…
Which Pilot Do You Want Flying Your Plane?
Last week I had the opportunity to deliver the keynote to a large group of school administrators…
Wait…Don’t…Oh, missed it.
Those who have had the experience of living or working in a large city know the rush…
Ensuring the Going is Good
The recent surge in interest regarding competency-based approaches in education — the idea that students advance by…
The Karate Studio: An Excellent Example of a Competency-Based Classroom
At least twice a week I have the opportunity to do a formal observation of the karate…
Reflect That!
Reflecting on the work that has just been completed is one of the most valuable steps in…
Assessment All the Time? Why Not?
When talking with people who are not educators, I often think of Fannee Doollee, a character from…