Competency Education: The Next Great Disruptor in Education
At a summit hosted by Bainbridge Consulting in San Diego last week, research fellow Thomas Arnett of…
Challenges and Solutions in Creating a Learner Improvement Cycle for Personalized Mastery
In our previous entry, we foreshadowed the need for learner involvement in all aspects of the Learner…
Schools and Software: What’s Now and What’s Next
This post originally appeared June 17, 2014 on EdSurge. “We’ve basically run our public schools off…
Interested in Innovative School Models? What to Consider to Make Sure They Are Successful
In working with over 100 schools across the country on new approaches to integrating instruction and technology…
Reflections on Competency-Based and Blended Learning
Originally posted June 4, 2014 by Education Elements Last week, Justin DeLeon and I attended the…
Thoughts on Grain Size
As schools across the country engage with and implement proficiency-based learning, one of the first steps educators…
Iowa Goes BIG: Next-level learning
This blog was originally posed May 20, 2014 at the Iowa Department of Education with the sidebar, below. Be sure…
Performance-Based Assessment in Action
Originally posted May 16, 2014 at gettingsmart.com. For more on Danville’s overall approach see District Transformation in Danville….
Education Innovation Fellowship: Key Learnings from Some of Detroit’s Competency-Based Learning Models
Posted on April 29, 2014 @ blendmylearning.com. For the past four months, the 19 public and public…
The Advantage of Separating Behaviors and Academics Through a Competency-Based Grading System
If we were to return to giving grades that are a combination of academics, behaviors, and anything…