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Time to Tackle the Elephant

December 16, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

The Power of Choice: Increasing Novel Reading From 21 Percent to 87 Percent

December 16, 2015

Crystal Bonin

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency

Student Agency is What Counts

December 15, 2015

Keara Duggan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency

Education Domain Blog

Rethinking Accountability for Continuous Improvement of Next Generation Learning Models

December 15, 2015

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement

Deer Isle-Stonington High School: Takeaways and Burning Questions

December 14, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

The Myths of Competency-Based Education: Questions of Equity and Quality

December 14, 2015

Holly Morris

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

Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Simple Moves to Increase Engagement

December 11, 2015

Courtney Belolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

What's New in Competency-Based Higher Education?

December 11, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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

Want to Learn about the Every Student Succeeds Act?

December 10, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA

The Competency-Based School Librarian

December 10, 2015

Pam Harland

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning

Education Domain Blog

New K-12 Federal Education Bill Signed into Law: ESEA Is Reauthorized

December 10, 2015

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA

Deer Island-Stonington High School: Breathing Life into the Standards

December 9, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Education Domain Blog

Redesigning Assessments Around Student-Centered Learning in ESEA

December 9, 2015

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments

How My Understanding of Competency-Based Education Has Changed Over the Years

December 8, 2015

Brian Stack

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

Deer Isle-Stonington High School: Turning Around the Culture

December 7, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Homework Tips for Parents

December 4, 2015

Courtney Belolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Milestones and Benchmarks On the Way to a Proficiency-Based System

December 3, 2015

Steve Lavoie

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

Noble High School: Creating Timely, Differentiated Supports

December 2, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

What I’m Learning About Student Agency

December 2, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency

New! DETA RFP on CBE, Online Programs

December 1, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

In Support of ESEA and the Innovative Assessment Pilot

December 1, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA

What's New in K-12 Competency Education?

December 1, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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

Where Students are Our Students, Not Mine or Yours

December 1, 2015

Jonathan Vander Els

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

Education Domain Blog

Eight Ways Federal Policymakers Can Support Student-Centered Learning

December 1, 2015

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA

Education Domain Blog

iNACOL Joins 24 Groups in Applauding Congressional Efforts to Align Federal K-12 Education Law to Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

December 1, 2015

Susan Patrick, Maria Worthen

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA