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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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On Five Musts for Mastery

December 10, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Curriculum Model for Mastery-Based Learning

December 9, 2013

Caroline Messenger

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Technology Tools Lag Our Competency-Based Aspirations

December 4, 2013

Julia Freeland

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

Education Leadership: Getting Students to Mastery

December 2, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Barriers to Competency-Based Innovation Aren't Just Coming from Above

December 2, 2013

Julia Freeland

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

New Hampshire Rocks Competency Education Policy

November 25, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

What Does It Look Like: Student Ownership, Voice and Choice in a Competency-Based School

November 22, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Optimizing Personalized, Blended, Competency-Based Schools

November 21, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Engagement – Designing for Learning in a Personal Mastery System

November 18, 2013

Dan Joseph

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Colleges Commit to Accepting Proficiency-Based Diploma

November 15, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Climate Change

November 14, 2013

Caroline Messenger

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

Leadership Capacity for Second-Order Change

November 11, 2013

Dan Joseph

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

Lindsay Unified School District Reading List

November 7, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

The Power of Clear Expectations

November 4, 2013

Bill Zima

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Making the Grade Count

November 1, 2013

Caroline Messenger

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Takeaways and New Questions from EAA School Visits

October 31, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

A Visit to Cornerstone Charter School (Detroit)

October 30, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

A Visit to Phoenix Multicultural Academy (Detroit)

October 29, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

A Visit to PASE Prep at Southeastern High School (Detroit)

October 27, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

What’s the Buzz about Buzz?

October 25, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

A Visit to Brenda Scott Theatre Arts Academy

October 24, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Worlds Colliding or Aligning: Teacher Preparation During Educational Transformation

October 23, 2013

Dan Joseph

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

Student-Centered Learning at Michigan’s Education Achievement Authority

October 22, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Reassessments and Retakes: A Necessary Part of a School-Wide Grading Policy

October 21, 2013

Brian Stack

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Framing the Learning in the Blended Learning Environment

October 17, 2013

Rose Colby

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