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Sketching Out the Vision for a Competency-Based Policy Platform

January 4, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Designing a Competency-Based System for Equity

January 4, 2018

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

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

Education Domain Blog

CompetencyWorks Releases New Policy Report, Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education

January 4, 2018

Susan Patrick, Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): Issues in Practice

Chasing Competencies at KM Perform

January 2, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Education Domain Blog

Promising Practices for Teaching English Language Learners

January 2, 2018

Natalie Truong

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

December 2017 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up

January 1, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Educating for Global Competence: 6 Reasons, 7 Competencies, 8 Strategies, 9 Innovations

December 29, 2017

Tom Vander Ark and Emily Liebtag

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

4 Quality Design Principles for Teaching and Learning

December 28, 2017

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Education Domain Blog

4 Teaching and Learning Design Principles to Ensure High-Quality Competency-Based Systems

December 28, 2017

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

What's New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?

December 27, 2017

Natalie Slocum

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

7 Quality Design Principles for Structure

December 21, 2017

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

Education Domain Blog

7 Structure Design Principles to Ensure High-Quality Competency-Based Systems

December 21, 2017

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

What the Learning Sciences Tell Us About Competency Education

December 20, 2017

Bror Saxberg

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Education Domain Blog

New iNACOL Policy Issue Brief on Rethinking State Accountability to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning in K-12 Education

December 20, 2017

Susan Patrick, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement

Why the Education Status Quo Cannibalizes New Ideas - and What to Do about It

December 19, 2017

Julia Freeland

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

Education Domain Blog

From Vermont to New Zealand: Next Generation Approaches to Certifying Student Readiness for Future Success

December 19, 2017

Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

KM Global: Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Learning Design

December 18, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

Education Domain Blog

Moving from Current Models of Teaching English Language Learners to New Learning Models Designed to Meet the Needs of All Students

December 18, 2017

Natalie Truong

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Upcoming Webinars on CBE in Higher Education

December 15, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

5 Quality Design Principles for Culture

December 14, 2017

Nina Lopez, Susan Patrick, and Chris Sturgis

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

Education Domain Blog

5 Quality Design Principles for Culture in Personalized, Competency-Based Systems

December 14, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

The Sound of Learning at Create House at Kettle Moraine Middle School

December 13, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?

December 13, 2017

Natalie Slocum

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

Education Domain Blog

Meaningful Qualifications and State Policy: Certifying Knowledge in Competency-Based, K-12 Education Systems

December 13, 2017

Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Meaningful Qualifications

Education Domain Blog

Tomorrow’s FCC Vote on Proposal to Repeal Net Neutrality Risks Limiting Educational Opportunity

December 13, 2017

Susan Patrick, Maria Worthen

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Increase Access to Broadband