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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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What I Learned at CompetencyWorks’s National Summit: Let’s End the Tradeoff Between Accountability and Teacher Professionalism

July 11, 2017

Tony Monfiletto

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

Getting to Know Students’ Business: A Conversation at Lincoln-West’s Schools of Global Studies and Science & Health

July 10, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

Bringing Voices Together for Competency Education and Performance Assessment

July 7, 2017

Laurie Gagnon

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

What's New in Competency-Based Higher Education?

July 6, 2017

Natalie Slocum

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

Amidst Opioid Addiction, Plummeting Morale, One Elementary School Reinvents Itself

July 6, 2017

Amy Allen

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

Starting with Design Principles in Cleveland

July 5, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

June 2017 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up

July 1, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

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

June 30, 2017

Natalie Slocum

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

National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education

June 29, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

The Four Biggest Challenges to Implementing Maine's Proficiency-Based Diploma

June 28, 2017

Matt Drewette-Card

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

Adult Learning: Creating Buy-in

June 27, 2017

Ali Brown

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

Cleveland: Where Pedagogy Comes First

June 26, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

Threshold Concept: Pedagogical Innovations Based on Learning Sciences

June 23, 2017

Susan Patrick, , ,

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Threshold Concept: Meeting Kids Where They Are

June 23, 2017

Susan Patrick, , ,

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Threshold Concept: Assessment Literacy

June 22, 2017

Susan Patrick, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Dale Frost

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

The Summit Starts Today

June 21, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

Threshold Concept: Certifying Learning

June 21, 2017

Susan Patrick, , ,

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education

June 20, 2017

Susan Patrick, , ,

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

C-BEN Opens to New Members

June 19, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

What Needs to Happen so that Schools Can Meet Students Where They Are?

June 19, 2017

Antonia Rudenstine, Sydney Schaef, and Dixie Bacallao

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

Meeting Students Where They Are: Navigating System Constraints?

June 18, 2017

Antonia Rudenstine, Sydney Schaef, and Dixie Bacallao

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

What Do We Do Once We Know Where Students Are?

June 17, 2017

Antonia Rudenstine, Sydney Schaef, and Dixie Bacallao

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

How Do We Know Where Students Are?

June 16, 2017

Antonia Rudenstine, Sydney Schaef, and Dixie Bacallao

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

What Does It Mean to Meet Students Where They Are?

June 15, 2017

Antonia Rudenstine, Sydney Schaef, and Dixie Bacallao

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

How Could We Build a Shared Understanding of Quality in Competency Education?

June 14, 2017

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality