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Pt. England Primary: The Cherry or the Orchard

December 6, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Competency-Based Education Quality Principle #11: Establish Mechanisms to Ensure Consistency and Reliability

December 5, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Want to Become Competency-Based? Three Books to Light the Way

December 5, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Pt. England Primary: Gifting Language

December 4, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Do You Have Questions About Quality Principles?

December 4, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Competency-Based Education Quality Principle #10: Seek Intentionality and Alignment

December 3, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

November 2018 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up

December 3, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New in Competency Education

November 30, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Competency-Based Education Quality Principle #9: Ensure Responsiveness

November 30, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Competency-Based Education Quality Principle #8: Design for the Development of Rigorous Higher-Level Skills

November 29, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Still Learning from Delivering on the Promise

November 28, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Pt. England Primary: Understanding Where Students Are

November 27, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

A Conversation with Bob Lenz About Project-Based Learning and CBE

November 26, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Competency-Based Education Quality Principle #7: Activate Student Agency and Ownership

November 26, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Competency-Based Education Quality Principle #6: Base School Design and Pedagogy on Learning Sciences

November 21, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Pt. England Primary: Manaiakalani, The Hook from Heaven

November 20, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

3 Tools to Engage Ownership in Your Classroom

November 19, 2018

Stephen Johnson

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

What to Do When the Field Goes “Mustard”

November 15, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Competency-Based Education Quality Principle #5: Cultivate Empowering and Distributed Leadership

November 15, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Step by Step Our Field Builds Its Capacity for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

November 14, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Starting the Competency-Based Education Journey…Again

November 13, 2018

Ann Hadwen

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

Pt. England Primary: Creating a Culture of Respect, Belonging and Learning

November 12, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Pt. England Primary: Making Sense of the New Zealand Curriculum

November 8, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Re-Envisioning Professional Learning in Competency-Based Education

November 8, 2018

Katherine Casey

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

Competency-Based Education Quality Principle #4: Foster the Development of a Growth Mindset

November 7, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality