Keeping the Focus on Learning in a Tech-Rich Classroom
Quite often, the focus of technology use from a student’s vantage point in a proficiency-based system is…
Shifting the Culture in Learner-Centered Environments
In 2012, the Maine Legislature passed into law LD1422, An Act to Prepare Maine People for the…
The SAMR Model in Blended Learning
I’ve worked as a technology integrator and teacher for fourteen years. We’ve adopted a proficiency based philosophy…
Where to Meet Up with Competency Educators
For those of you ready to network with your colleagues, there are a few meetings that include…
Navigators of Learning
Improvement comes from knowing where you are going, where you are starting, and the strategic steps to…
Policy Implications in Competency Education: An Interview with Don Siviski
This interview originally appeared in the CSSR October 2014 Newsletter. Don Siviski is a career educator who began…
ReInventing Schools at the District Level
In 2012, Maine established policy for schools to award proficiency-based diplomas starting in 2018. As the years…
What’s New in K-12 Competency Education
CompetencyWorks released An International Study in Competency Education: Postcards from Abroad in October. You can access the…
RSU Students Now Proficiency-Based
This post was originally published in the RSU14 Maine Fall Newsletter. The students who are entering kindergarten…
Virgel Hammonds’ Six Insights into Leadership
This is the second in a two part series on RSU2 in Maine. The first post is…