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Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Refurbishing for Personalized Learning

May 20, 2016

Courtney Belolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

What's New in Competency-Based Higher Education?

May 18, 2016

Natalie Slocum

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

Education Domain Blog

Vermont’s Comprehensive, Statewide Approach to Personalized Learning

May 18, 2016

Dale Frost

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

A Conversation with the Two Mikes from Montpelier

May 17, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

Education Domain Blog

New Report Outlines Functional Requirements for Integrated Systems to Optimize Student-Centered Learning

May 17, 2016

Liz Glowa

Issue(s): Issues in Practice

New Haven Academy: Pedagogy Comes First

May 16, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Education Domain Blog

How States Build Local Capacity to Implement Personalized Learning

May 16, 2016

Dale Frost

Issue(s): State Policy

Moving from Seat-Time to Competency-Based Credits in State Policy: Ensuring All Students Develop Mastery

May 14, 2016

Dale Frost

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

How are We Doing Implementing Student-Centered Learning?

May 13, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Superintendents Leading the Way in Connecticut

May 12, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Education Domain Blog

Systems of Assessments that Support Student-Centered Learning and Continuous Improvement

May 12, 2016

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

Update on Maine’s Proficiency-Based Diploma Policy

May 11, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

Education Domain Blog

The Tenets of Student-Centered Learning

May 11, 2016

Liz Glowa

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

Naugatuck Public Schools: Making Meaning for Teachers with Mastery-Based Learning

May 10, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New in K-12 Competency Education?

May 10, 2016

Natalie Slocum

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

Education Domain Blog

How New Hampshire Transformed to a Competency-Based System

May 10, 2016

Dale Frost

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

How I Learned What Proficiency-Based Teaching and Learning Really Means

May 9, 2016

Kate Gardoqui

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Not Your Grandpa’s Voc Ed: Rigorous Career and Technical Education in Henry County, Georgia

May 7, 2016

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Issue(s): Federal Policy, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

How Might We Ensure Quality and Value Across a Larger Landscape of Learning?

May 6, 2016

Colleen Broderick

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

Education Domain Blog

Making Learning Personal: Eliminate Gaps and Ensure Mastery through Proficiency-Based Diplomas

May 6, 2016

Dale Frost

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

Windsor Locks: Starting with Pedagogy

May 5, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Meeting Students Where They Are: Accountability Paradox (Part 1)

May 5, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Meeting Students Where They Are: Academic Domains (Part 2)

May 5, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Education Domain Blog

iNACOL Supports Flexibility in SLDS Program to Better Protect Student Data

May 5, 2016

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Increase Access to Broadband

Culture Comes First

May 4, 2016

Courtney Belolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction