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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.

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Cultural Responsiveness Starts in the Principal’s Office

January 31, 2018

Joseph Ellison

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

Reflections on Learning Without Boundaries at Kettle Moraine

January 30, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

A Quick Look at Kettle Moraine’s My Learning Collaborative

January 29, 2018

Kevin Erickson

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

Competency-Based Education: Understanding the CBE Student's Experience

January 29, 2018

Jill L. Loveless

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Student-Led Conferences Drive Deeper Learning—And Are Less Time-Consuming Than You Might Guess

January 26, 2018

Joy Nolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

How Do We Know Where Students Are?

January 25, 2018

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

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

U.S. Department of Education Invites State Applications for a New Pilot on Innovative Systems of Assessments

January 24, 2018

Maria Worthen

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments

Minerva: The Intentional University

January 23, 2018

Tom Vander Ark

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Distributed Leadership at Kettle Moraine

January 22, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

What Are Your Institution's Needs for an Enterprise Technology System?

January 22, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

What's New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?

January 22, 2018

Ashley Jones

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

The Single-Point Mastery Rubric

January 19, 2018

Joy Nolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Ten Cornerstones of Cognitive Learning Sciences

January 18, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Meeting Students Where They Are so that Everyone Masters Learning

January 18, 2018

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

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

A Big District Strategy for Implementing Competency-Based Education

January 17, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

A Paradigm is a World of Circumscribed Tools, Rules, and Problems

January 17, 2018

Craig Schieber

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

Creating a Peer Coaching Program to Grow Student-Centered Learning (Part 2)

January 16, 2018

Mary Bellavance

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

We Are in the Midst of a Historic Paradigm Shift in Education

January 16, 2018

Craig Schieber

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

Practicing What They Preach: Micro-Credentialing at Kettle Moraine

January 15, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Moving Forward with the Science of Learning

January 11, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

An Equity Framework for Competency-Based Education

January 11, 2018

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

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

A Growing Movement: Behind the Shift to Competency-Based Diplomas

January 10, 2018

Tyler Barnett

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Creating a Peer Coaching Program to Grow Student-Centered Learning (Part 1)

January 9, 2018

Mary Bellavance

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

Reaching Out into the Community at High School of Health Sciences

January 8, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Engage Community

Sketching Out the Vision for a Competency-Based Policy Platform

January 4, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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