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Social Learning & CBE – Competency Education is a Team Sport

October 27, 2014

Nora Priest

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

How to Stay Up-to-Date with What's Happening in Competency-Based Higher Education (When You Have Very Little Free Time)

October 27, 2014

Stephanie Krauss

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

Competency Education Strand at the iNACOL Symposium

October 24, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

The Basics of Blended Learning

October 23, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Reflections after Two Years of Performance Assessment Cohorts in New Hampshire

October 22, 2014

Laurie Gagnon

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

The Power of Deep Discussions around Student Work

October 21, 2014

Laurie Gagnon

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

Building a Body of Learning Evidence: English Language Development in Adams County School District 50

October 20, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

How Do We Ensure Equity and Prevent Tracking: Holding All Students to the Same High Standards and Expectations

October 17, 2014

Susan Patrick

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

Considering Competency-Based Education? Reconsider How You Assess

October 16, 2014

Julia Freeland

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

When Teachers Can Implement At Their Own Pace

October 15, 2014

Maria Worthen

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

Thank Goodness, A New Accountability Paradigm is Before Us

October 14, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Seeking Similarities

October 14, 2014

Stephanie Krauss

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Ten Ways that Competency-Based Education is the same in K-12 & Higher Education

October 14, 2014

Stephanie Krauss

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA

Postcards from Abroad (#cworksgoesglobal)

October 13, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Leave Retention Behind in Favor of Promotion on Mastery

October 10, 2014

Tom Vander Ark

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Fulton County Schools: A Big District Approach to Competency Education

October 9, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Virgel Hammonds’ Six Insights into Leadership

October 8, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

Quick Update from RSU2 Maine

October 7, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New in Competency Education in K12 and Higher Education (October 6)

October 6, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New in Higher Education (October 6)

October 6, 2014

Chris Sturgis

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

A Higher Education Journey Toward Standards/Competency-Based Principles

October 3, 2014

Randy Peters

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

Education Domain Blog

Thoughts on a new accountability paradigm

October 3, 2014

Susan Patrick

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

Is Competency-Based Education Feasible Without a Guaranteed Viable Curriculum?

October 1, 2014

Oliver Grenham

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

Preparing for Conversations with Parents

September 29, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Engage Community