Skip to content
Aurora Institute

CompetencyWorks Blog

Drawing on lessons learned by innovators and early adopters, this blog shares original research, knowledge, and a variety of perspectives from across the field of K-12 competency-based education.

A group of students and educators stand outside with arms around each other, smiling and laughing.
Reset

Filter blogs by:

  • Results showing

  • Issues

  • Location

View all posts

Education Domain Posts

CompetencyWorks Posts

results showing

Five Drivers of Transformation in New England States

January 5, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

The Every Student Succeeds Act: A Catalyst for Competency Education at Scale?

January 4, 2017

Susan Patrick and Maria Worthen

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

Reaching the Tipping Point: Insights on Advancing Competency Education in New England

December 27, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Reaching the Tipping Point in New England

October 4, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Education Evolving

August 3, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

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

Proficiency-Based High School Diploma Systems in Maine

April 21, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Maine: At the Forefront of Proficiency-Based Learning

February 19, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

Will Maine Stay the Course?

February 18, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

Northern Maine Education Collaborative: High Aspirations

January 29, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

University of Maine at Presque Isle: Eliminating Remediation

January 27, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

UMPI: Faculty Perspective

January 25, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

University of Maine at Presque Isle: Moving at the Speed of Light

January 20, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Wells High School: The Timeline to Transformation

January 19, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

RSU2: Moving Beyond the Test Score with Hope

January 13, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

RSU2: Moving Beyond Grade-Driven Learning

January 11, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

RSU2: Continuous Improvement at Richmond Middle and High School

January 7, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Keep the Vision in Your Sights

January 6, 2016

Bill Zima

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

RSU2: Entering a New Stage in Building a High Quality Proficiency-Based District

January 5, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Deer Isle-Stonington High School: Takeaways and Burning Questions

December 14, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

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

Deer Isle-Stonington High School: Turning Around the Culture

December 7, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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

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

Casco Bay High School: We Will Shape our School by our Learning

November 30, 2015

Chris Sturgis

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