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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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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

Designing a Competency-Based System for Equity

January 4, 2018

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

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

Chasing Competencies at KM Perform

January 2, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

December 2017 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up

January 1, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Educating for Global Competence: 6 Reasons, 7 Competencies, 8 Strategies, 9 Innovations

December 29, 2017

Tom Vander Ark and Emily Liebtag

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

4 Quality Design Principles for Teaching and Learning

December 28, 2017

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

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

December 27, 2017

Natalie Slocum

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

7 Quality Design Principles for Structure

December 21, 2017

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

What the Learning Sciences Tell Us About Competency Education

December 20, 2017

Bror Saxberg

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Why the Education Status Quo Cannibalizes New Ideas - and What to Do about It

December 19, 2017

Julia Freeland

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

KM Global: Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Learning Design

December 18, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

Upcoming Webinars on CBE in Higher Education

December 15, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

5 Quality Design Principles for Culture

December 14, 2017

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

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

The Sound of Learning at Create House at Kettle Moraine Middle School

December 13, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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