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Agency By Design: The Continuum of Choice

October 10, 2024

Marsha Jones, Annette Thompson, Derek Wenmoth

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Activate Student Agency

CTE and CBE: A Blueprint for High-Quality Instruction

September 26, 2024

Aaron Duvall

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation

The Wyoming Future of Learning Pilot: Student-Centered and Competency-Based

June 13, 2024

Amy Starzynski

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Learn Lessons from the Field

Getting Started With Real-World Learning at a Comprehensive High School

May 30, 2024

Chiara Wegener

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community

Illustrating the Competency-Based Education Definition

April 4, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity

There’s A Google Doc For That! One School’s Journey Creating a Comprehensive “Mastery Handbook”

February 8, 2024

Greg Zimdahl

Issue(s): How to Get Started, Learn Lessons from the Field

Metaphors for Change from Timpanogos High School

February 1, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

School Site Visits: A Powerful Lever in School Transformation

November 10, 2023

Laurie Gagnon, Carisa Corrow

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Support Professional Learning, Learn Lessons from the Field

Five Takeaways from the Digital Credential Adoption Convening

August 28, 2023

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

Best Practices for High-Quality Work-Based Learning

July 20, 2023

Khamiah Alderman

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Leverage Career and Technical Education

Equitable Grading at Sunnyside

June 27, 2023

Laurie Gagnon, Gary Chapin

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Commit to Equity, Learn Lessons from the Field

Implementation with Integrity

April 11, 2023

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Engage Community

From Memorizing for Tests to Learning for Life

March 16, 2023

Jose Guzman Jr.

Issue(s): How to Get Started, Rethink Instruction

An Introduction to Competency-Based Education with Students and School Leaders

March 9, 2023

Alyssa Weaver

Issue(s): How to Get Started, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

CBE Starter Pack 7: Establish Rigorous, Common Expectations with Meaningful Competencies

February 28, 2023

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Issues in Practice, How to Get Started

Educator Support in Competency-Based Learning Schools

February 23, 2023

Brian M. Stack and Jonathan G. Vander Els

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning

4 Keys to Building Deeper Critical and Creative Thinking in Your Classroom

February 7, 2023

Karin Hess

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Activate Student Agency

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February 1, 2023

Chiara Wegener

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction

CBE Starter Pack 5: Learn Actively With Varied Pathways and Pacing

December 20, 2022

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field

CBE Starter Pack 4: Progress Based on Mastery

November 17, 2022

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

CBE Starter Pack 3: Timely, Differentiated Support

October 18, 2022

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Rethink Instruction

Professional Learning Exercises for Teachers Making the Shift to Equitable, Learner-Centered Education

October 6, 2022

Wendy Surr, Kim Carter, and Andrea Stewart

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning

CBE in Practice: Grading

September 19, 2022

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Commit to Equity

CBE Starter Pack 2: Meaningful Assessment

September 9, 2022

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

CBE Starter Pack 1: Students are Empowered Daily

August 25, 2022

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Activate Student Agency