Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Personalized Learning
This policy issue brief describes what innovation zones are, why they are important and examples of legislative language…
Chugach School District: A Personalized, Performance-Based System
This paper explores how an Alaskan school district shifted from a traditional K-12 education system to a…
An International Study in Competency Education: Postcards from Abroad
An International Study in Competency Education: Postcards from Abroad seeks to highlight components of competency education in…
Aligning K-12 State Policy with Competency Education
This CompetencyWorks brief provides an introduction to competency education with a snapshot of states’ policies regarding competency…
Aligning K-12 Federal Policy with Competency Education
This CompetencyWorks brief provides an introduction to competency education and insight into how federal policy can remove…
Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education
The purpose of this report is to explore how to redesign grading systems to best help students…
Transforming K-12 Rural Education through Blended Learning: Barriers and Promising Practices
This report describes the implementation of blended learning programs in Idaho, and three key takeaways are apparent:…
Mean What You Say: Defining and Integrating Personalized, Blended and Competency Education
This paper provides a scan of the literature to expand the knowledge base for the field of…
Partnering for Success: A 21st Century Model for Teacher Preparation
This report studies the best practices necessary to rethink the skills, methods and pedagogical evolution that teacher…
iNACOL’s New Learning Models Vision
This brief summarizes iNACOL’s New Learning Models, which personalize learning using competency-based approaches. Supported by blended and…