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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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Why Personalized Learning is Hard to Study

July 25, 2017

Julia Freeland

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

A Conversation with Teachers in Cleveland

July 24, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

Hiring: The Very First Step to a Flourishing School Culture (Part 3 of 3)

July 20, 2017

Alison Hramiec

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

Creating a School Culture Where Students and Teachers Both Flourish (Part 2 of 3)

July 19, 2017

Alison Hramiec

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

The Crucial Factor in School Success is School Culture (Part 1 of 3)

July 18, 2017

Alison Hramiec

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

E3agle and PACT: Insights from Two New Competency-Based Schools

July 17, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

3 Innovative Tips for Tackling School Culture

July 14, 2017

Julia Freeland

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

How Schools Develop Student Agency

July 12, 2017

Tom Vander Ark

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

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