Avoid Hit-or-Miss Professional Development
As a former principal and curriculum director, I can easily tell the difference between good and bad…
The Creative Process — Spark It!
Instruction of the creative process is primarily the domain of arts educators, but application of the creative…
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…
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…
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…
A Key Support For Students: Supporting Adult Learning for the Sake of Learning
There is a fairly settled body of research that links the quality of the teacher to the…
CBE Student Information Systems, What Do We Want Them To Do?
If you could build a student information system for a Competency Based Learning System what would it…
Assessment at the Center
Student-centered instruction must be built around the feedback and assessments that are given to students while they…
Help or Hinder: The Impact of CBE for Students with Special Needs
As I continue to think about competency-based education and the structural changes that go along with fully…