Why My Competency-Based School Failed – And How It Can Help Yours To Succeed
In 2008 I was asked by the City of St. Louis Mayor’s Office to consider starting a…
Do Learning Progressions Have to Be Linear?
Sometimes in teaching we deal in “revelations:” big ideas that students are supposed to get at the…
Systematic Measurement of Progress Toward Competency
Our growing national commitment to early childhood learning success will probably continue to produce mediocre results. …
Piecing it Together
Lately, I have been reflecting on my past experiences. Not because of illness or a milestone, but…
Our School’s Pathway to Competency-Based Learning
In our continued quest to gain more information about students’ learning, growth and progress, a standards/competency-based grading…
Whose Classroom Is This? The Importance of Students’ Voice in Creating a Writer’s Workshop
To reach as many students and skills as possible in a given Unit of Study, and to…
Deadlines Matter: Debunking the Myth That Standards-Based Grading Means No Deadlines
I have a very compassionate boss. I spent several weeks working on my school’s budget for the…
Competency Education: The Solution to Retention
Recently a group of teachers was working on performance tasks and assessments. They were aligning their units…
How Competency-Based Grading Has NOT Changed Our School’s Transcript
My school district implemented a K-12 competency-based grading and reporting system four years ago. The implementation included…
Curriculum Model for Mastery-Based Learning
We had begun a short unit of study on Greek heroes, immediately following an introductory unit on…