Empowering Youth to Chart their Course to Readiness
This post originally appeared at SparkAction, The Forum for Youth Investment, on February 12, 2015. A post…
Where to Meet Up with Competency Educators
For those of you ready to network with your colleagues, there are a few meetings that include…
Why Kids are Hiring Competency-Based Education
Originally published July 16, 2014 by The Christensen Institute. This week I had the privilege of sitting in…
What’s Homework Got to Do with It?
At Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA), a student-centered, competency-based high school, we host as many as…
The Envelope Please…And the Winners Are…
The Next Generation Learning Challenge announced the Wave IV Cycle 1 winners this week. (Disclaimer: I’m one…
Performing To Our Potential
This week, I had the pleasure of meeting with the folks at the Boston Day and Evening…
Rethinking Teacher Evaluation for the Competency-Based Grading & Reporting Environment
Introduction: Rethinking the Effectiveness of the Dog & Pony Show Model During my first three years as…
Let’s Get REAL
As we all know, there is nothing better than learning from other practitioners. So Boston Day and…
Naming the Elephant
It’s the elephant in the room. How are we going to help our most struggling students, those…
Making Mastery Work
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation (NMEF) is releasing Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education today. You can find…