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Increasing Student Trajectories

November 20, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

Education Domain Blog

Making Mastery Work

November 20, 2012

Susan Patrick

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

Five Things That Changed At My School When We Adopted Competencies

November 15, 2012

Brian Stack

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

Mud Season and Modules

November 14, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

Making Mastery Work

November 13, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

Application of Learning: It Doesn't Have To Be An Outhouse

November 12, 2012

Courtney Belolan

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

Direct Instruction? That’s the Old Way

November 7, 2012

Bill Zima

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

What Else Could They Learn? Part II

November 6, 2012

Ed Jones

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Be Reasonable!

November 5, 2012

Courtney Belolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

What Else Could They Learn? Part I

November 2, 2012

Ed Jones

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Kentucky Summit on Competency Education

November 1, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

Getting Butts Out of Seats and Kids Out of Ruts

October 30, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

Dancing Out Front

October 30, 2012

Courtney Belolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Snare Your Students

October 26, 2012

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

The Offal Lesson

October 25, 2012

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Target Practice

October 22, 2012

Courtney Belolan

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

Three Big Take-Aways from Maine

October 19, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

When the Math Doesn't Work

October 16, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

Q&A: It’s About Time For Proficiency-Based Learning

October 16, 2012

Sarah Cargill

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

No One Graduates Before They Are Ready

October 12, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

Avoid Hit-or-Miss Professional Development

October 9, 2012

Diane Smith

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

Online Learning Means Extended Learning Time

October 4, 2012

Susan Patrick

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

Setting up a Competency-Based System: The Authoring Process

October 3, 2012

Justin Ballou

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

Class Rank in a Competency-Based High School

October 2, 2012

Brian Stack

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

Public Reflection as Professional Development

September 28, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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