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Education Domain Blog

Education Transformation: From One-Size-Fits-All to Student-Centered Learning – Part Two

June 11, 2015

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Making Sense (or Trying to) of Competencies, Standards and the Structures of Learning

June 9, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Competency-Based Approaches in K-12 Schools, Part Two

June 9, 2015

Stefanie Blouin

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

Education Domain Blog

Education Transformation: From One-Size-Fits-All to Student-Centered Learning – Part One

June 9, 2015

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): State Policy, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Education Domain Blog

New Idaho Law Lays Foundation for Competency Education

June 5, 2015

Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Idaho Agrees: Flexible Pace > Seat Time

June 4, 2015

Karla Esparza-Phillips

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

New Release - Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders

June 3, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

Needed: Partners with Assessment Expertise

June 2, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Competency-Based Education Approaches in K-12 Schools, Part One

June 1, 2015

Stefanie Blouin

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

Department of Education Wants to Talk CBE

June 1, 2015

Dorothy Wax

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity

Education Domain Blog

Maine’s Missed Opportunity to Address Quality

May 29, 2015

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Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

When Schools Design Their Own EdTech Platform

May 28, 2015

Al Motley

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

Credibility Starts with Consistency with Common Assessments

May 26, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Aim for Individual Mastery and the Rest Will Follow

May 26, 2015

Julia Freeland

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Moving Past Summative vs. Formative Assessments

May 26, 2015

Michelle R. Weise and Michael B. Horn

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

The End of the Big Test: Moving to Competency-Based Policy

May 25, 2015

Tom Vander Ark

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

Indiana Law Expands Innovation Network Schools

May 22, 2015

Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

What's New in K-12 Competency Education?

May 21, 2015

Natalie Slocum

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

What’s Your Dream Grading Tool? NYC Educators State Their Must-Haves

May 20, 2015

Jeremy Kraushar and Joy Nolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Summertime Learning Opportunities

May 19, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

What's New in Competency-Based Higher Education?

May 19, 2015

Natalie Slocum

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Setting the PACE: Teacher Assessment Practices in a Competency-Based Education System

May 18, 2015

Jonathan Vander Els

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

Ohio Advances Competency Education Pilot Program

May 15, 2015

Maria Worthen, Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

If I Were a Funder...Yubby Dibby Dibby Dibby Dibby Dibby Dibby Dum

May 14, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Choosing and Organizing Content in the SBSC Environment

May 12, 2015

Lydia Leimbach

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction