How Standards-Based Grading Led Us to Empower, Part 1: The Tyranny of 82%
Increased interest in student-centered learning management systems that support equitable assessment and student self-direction as a result…
The Learning Sciences: How the Brain Was Built to Learn
This is the first of two guest posts by James Neihof, the recent past superintendent of Shelby…
Innovation Zones Create Space for Local Educators to Lead Education Transformation
This post continues our special series on Future-Focused State Policy Actions to Transform K-12 Education. The series…
The Challenges of a Large, Diverse School District and the Promises of Performance Assessment Micro-credentials
This post originally appeared at the Center for Collaborative Education on November 13, 2019. In our large,…
Competency-Based Education in Rural Schools
CompetencyWorks has featured visits to rural schools, enabling us to examine how competency-based education has taken hold…
A Conversation with Buddy Berry in Eminence Kentucky
I had a chance to visit Kentucky last month when I participated in a meeting of the…
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….
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…
Design Thinking
I think about design a lot. I can’t help it when two siblings are designers (transportation and…
Site Visit Takeaways
As you may know, ACHIEVE has established a Competency-Based Pathways Work Group to examine how competency education…