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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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A Conversation with the Two Mikes from Montpelier

May 17, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

New Haven Academy: Pedagogy Comes First

May 16, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Moving from Seat-Time to Competency-Based Credits in State Policy: Ensuring All Students Develop Mastery

May 14, 2016

Dale Frost

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

How are We Doing Implementing Student-Centered Learning?

May 13, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Superintendents Leading the Way in Connecticut

May 12, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Engage Community

Update on Maine’s Proficiency-Based Diploma Policy

May 11, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

Naugatuck Public Schools: Making Meaning for Teachers with Mastery-Based Learning

May 10, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New in K-12 Competency Education?

May 10, 2016

Natalie Slocum

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

How I Learned What Proficiency-Based Teaching and Learning Really Means

May 9, 2016

Kate Gardoqui

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Not Your Grandpa’s Voc Ed: Rigorous Career and Technical Education in Henry County, Georgia

May 7, 2016

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Issue(s): Federal Policy, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

How Might We Ensure Quality and Value Across a Larger Landscape of Learning?

May 6, 2016

Colleen Broderick

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

Windsor Locks: Starting with Pedagogy

May 5, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Meeting Students Where They Are: Accountability Paradox (Part 1)

May 5, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Meeting Students Where They Are: Academic Domains (Part 2)

May 5, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Culture Comes First

May 4, 2016

Courtney Belolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Seizing the Moment

May 3, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Learn Lessons from the Field

Creating Meaningful Instruction through Mastery-Based Learning in New Haven, CT

May 3, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

South Carolina Overview

May 2, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Why Student Voice Means More Than Choice

May 2, 2016

Keaton Wadzinski

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

April CompetencyWorks Catch-Up

May 1, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Ready by Design

April 30, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Measurement Topics, Not Targets

April 29, 2016

Courtney Belolan

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

The Personalized Learning Mindset

April 28, 2016

Anthony Kim

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Charleston: Pinehurst Elementary School

April 27, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

Building a Movement from Within

April 26, 2016

Patrice Glancey

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