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June CompetencyWorks Catch-Up

July 1, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

From Compliance to Continuous Improvement: Accountability, Assessments and Next Generation Workforce with ESSA

June 30, 2016

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA

Looking Under the Hood

June 29, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

The Tip of the Iceberg

June 29, 2016

Jonathan Vander Els

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Education Domain Blog

How Misconceptions About Competency Education Could Undermine Equity

June 29, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity

What Does it REALLY Mean to Do Standards-Based Grading? (Part 2)

June 28, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

What Does it REALLY Mean to Do Standards-Based Grading? (Part 1)

June 27, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

How Can You Truly Meet Students Where They Are?

June 24, 2016

Karla Esparza-Phillips

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Turning Practice into Policy

June 23, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA

Education Domain Blog

A District Goes Digital with Online Professional Learning

June 23, 2016

Dr. Will Deyamport

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

Culture and Climate

June 22, 2016

Hanna Attafi

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Education Domain Blog

How Competency Education Drives Equity

June 22, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity

5 Reasons Why Competency Education Can Lead Us to Improved Quality and More Equity

June 21, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity

Time Matters: How We Use Flexible Time to Design Higher and Deeper Learning

June 20, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity

Education Domain Blog

Inspiring Innovation and Optimizing Learning through Maker Spaces

June 20, 2016

Natalie Slocum

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

Contributing Factors and Measurable Outcomes of Student-Centered Learning

June 17, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

8 Ways Blended Districts Can Implement a Competency-Based Structure

June 16, 2016

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New in Competency-Based Higher Education?

June 16, 2016

Natalie Slocum

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

6 Ways to Eliminate Attribution Error on the Path to Equity in Competency-Based Systems

June 15, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity

Tackling Issues of Equity in Personalized Learning

June 14, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity

Education Domain Blog

Addressing Equity Issues in Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

June 14, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice

How Misconceptions About Competency Education Could Undermine Equity

June 13, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity

Show You Know it: Scenes from a Performance-Based High School

June 13, 2016

Janaisa Walker

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

How Competency Education Drives Equity

June 10, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity

Addressing Equity Issues in Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

June 9, 2016

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity