Working in a Competency Education School: Hiring Tips for Potential Teacher Candidates
Welcome to May, the month when most school administrators begin the process of filling open positions in…
How a District Ended Student Dropouts with Personalized Learning
This post originally published on EdSurge. Author Roger Cook is the Superintendent of the Taylor County School…
The Paradox of Right the First Time: Transform Assessment Practices to Reflect Growth
Those of us experimenting with how we accurately measure student skills and abilities hit a wonderful fork…
Chewing on Learning Progressions: Some Food For Thought
One of the big pushes in our district (and many others throughout Maine) is customized learning: students…
Where is the Love? Leading transformational change, beyond information and technology
Last December I was at a conference sponsored by the Maine Principals Association and the keynote speaker…
Learner Goal Setting and Monitoring: The Science of “Leading their Learning”
This article was originally published in the Reinventing Schools Coalition January newsletter. Research shows that engagement in…
The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich and Honors in Our Competency-Based System
The Need For Change: Brian’s Uh-huh! Moment I was watching a cooking competition on the Food…
Voices from the Field: Owning the LEARNING!
This article was originally published in the Reinventing Schools Coalition January newsletter. The RISC newsletter is designed to give…
New Year’s Resolution: Student Directed Individualized Learning for All
This article was originally published in the Reinventing Schools Coalition January newsletter. The RISC newsletter is designed to give…
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…