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Blast Off with the Assessment for Learning Grantees

April 19, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

An Interview with Brett Grimm: How Lindsay Unified Serves ELL Students

March 25, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

An Interview with Principal Jaime Robles, Lindsay High School

March 18, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Preparing Students for Life....Not Just College and Careers

March 10, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Six Trends at Lindsay Unified School District

March 2, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

Shaking Up the Classroom -- Wall Street Journal Covers Competency Education

March 11, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

APEX Academy: A Diploma Plus School

December 16, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Lindsay Unified School District Reading List

November 7, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Lindsay Unified -- Design Elements

June 17, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Ingenium Schools: A Big City Competency-Based School

June 13, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

And A Winner Is...

December 13, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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