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Non-Linear Progressions and Culture of Safety at Merit Prep

November 10, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Putting Knowledge to Work with Personalized Learning Plans for Competencies Tied to OER

November 10, 2015

John Milam and Cheryl Thompson-Stacy

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, State Policy, Fund Innovation

Merit Prep: Where Students Feel Safe to Learn

November 9, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Education Domain Blog

Broadband, Data Privacy, and OER: Building New Learning Models Infrastructure

November 8, 2015

Dale Frost

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

What Role Can/Should Assessment Play?

November 7, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Education Domain Blog

Modernizing Educator and Leader Development for Student-Centered Learning

November 7, 2015

Dale Frost

Issue(s): State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity

Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Readiness Levels

November 6, 2015

Courtney Belolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Education Domain Blog

Four Ways States Can Promote Quality in Blended and Online Learning

November 6, 2015

Dale Frost

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

Education Domain Blog

Brown v. Board after 60 years - Examining Equal Educational Opportunity

November 6, 2015

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Federal Policy

What's New in K-12 Competency Education?

November 5, 2015

Natalie Slocum

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

Does Your CBE Program Look Like This?

November 5, 2015

Dorothy Wax

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Education Domain Blog

Improving Access and Equity in Blended and Online Learning

November 5, 2015

Dale Frost

Issue(s): Federal Policy

Our School's Developing Understanding of Skills and Dispositions

November 4, 2015

Jonathan Vander Els, Jill Lizier, and Terry Bolduc

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

Education Domain Blog

Nine Ways States Can Create Competency-Based Education Systems

November 4, 2015

Dale Frost

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

Preparing to "Turn the Switch" to a Proficiency-Based Learning System

November 3, 2015

Steve Lavoie

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

Not as Simple as It Seems: Generating Evidence for the Claims of Competency-Based Education

November 2, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

It All Starts with Strong PLCs

November 2, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Extended Learning Opportunities and Equity

November 1, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Choice Words

October 30, 2015

Courtney Belolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Learner Agency: The Missing Link

October 29, 2015

The Institute for Personalized Learning

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

Biddeford School District: Never Unpack Alone

October 27, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Regulatory Noise Stifles, Slows Rise of Competency-Based Learning

October 27, 2015

Michael Horn

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Education Domain Blog

Analyzing the CREDO Online Charter School Report: A Call for Improved Performance Metrics and Quality Assurance

October 27, 2015

Susan Patrick

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

Multiple Pathways to Competency-Based Education?

October 26, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Navigating the CBE Frontier: Managing Enrollment and Revenue Targets

October 26, 2015

Aaron Brower

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA