Optimizing Personalized, Blended, Competency-Based Schools
It is a mouthful, — personalized, blended and competency-based learning. And I assume that someone out there…
Giving Students the Map
One of the reflection questions I routinely present to teachers to use as they develop their customized…
Sustained Change, Continuous Improvement
In the same week that I heard that Maine’s Commissioner of Education Stephen Bowen was stepping down…
Recommended Reading: Preliminary Implementation of Maine’s Proficiency-Based Diploma
Interested in finding out more about Maine’s implementation of a proficiency-based diploma? Take a look at the…
Maine Releases New Resources for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Education
The Maine Department of Education has just released a new video on their efforts to transition to…
Back to Basics: Assessment for Learning
Maine’s Center for Best Practices is building up a resource center that can help principals and educators…
The Power of Principals
Maine’s Center for Best Practices has released a new case study The Power of Principals — I…
Getting Your Feet Wet Reading List
The question came up the other day, what are the best 2-3 short readings for someone that…
Site Visit Takeaways
As you may know, ACHIEVE has established a Competency-Based Pathways Work Group to examine how competency education…
How Many Conversations?
Systems consultant Judith Enright, in the Maine Center for Best Practice video on the Western Maine Education…