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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 Gets Measured Gets Done

January 24, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Our Competency-Based System Has Changed the Face of IEP Meetings

January 24, 2013

Brian Stack

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field

21st Century Skills and Designing Competencies

January 23, 2013

Andrew Miller

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Productivity and Progress

January 21, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Question Making

January 19, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Two More States Moving Forward to Competency Education

January 16, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity

Momentum for Competency Education in Iowa

January 15, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Develop Educator Capacity

A Student Reflection on Competency Education

January 15, 2013

Elizabeth Sturms

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

Competency-Based Learning and FLVS

January 14, 2013

Melissa Young and Janna Peskett

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

Upcoming Webinar on New Hampshire's Competency-Based System

January 11, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

A GPS for Competency Education

January 9, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field

Getting Started

January 8, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Pre-Assessment: A Key to the ZPD

January 3, 2013

Courtney Belolan

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

Wading into the Water: Curriculum Design for Competency Education

January 2, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

What Happens Once a Student Reaches Proficiency?

January 2, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Upcoming Webinars

January 2, 2013

Chris Sturgis

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

Oregon Gets an A+ for its New Grading Policy

January 1, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

The Learning Edge

December 17, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

When Is It Competency Education? And When Is It Not?

December 14, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

And A Winner Is...

December 13, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

Understanding Formative Assessment Using the Teaching and Learning Möbius Strip

December 12, 2012

Courtney Belolan

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

Traveling A Longer Road

December 10, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

Competency Education in the News

December 7, 2012

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Carnegie Rethinking the Unit

December 6, 2012

Chris Sturgis

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

The Project IS the Learning!

December 5, 2012

Rose Colby and Andrew Miller

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction