Is it a Project or an Activity? Project-Based Learning and its Cousins
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on June 24, 2016. A project is a multistep activity undertaken by an
July 18, 2016
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Three Key Components of School-Community Engagement
This post originally appeared at Students at the Center on June 22, 2106. In Pittsfield, New Hampshire, community members have
July 15, 2016
NYC Big Takeaways
This is the first post of my Mastering Mastery-Based Learning in NYC tour. I love my job – always learning,
July 14, 2016
Cumberland High School: Starting with Proficiency-Based Grading
I didn’t get a chance to visit Cumberland High School in Rhode Island, but I did have a fascinating conversation
July 13, 2016
Shaping Student-Centered Learning at Our Piece of the Pie
This is part of a series on mastery-based learning in Connecticut. See posts on New Haven Public Schools, Windsor Locks Public
July 12, 2016
Harvard and Wellesley and Tufts, Oh My! (And Did I Mention MIT and Babson?)
I didn’t think I’d ever see the elites take a stance regarding proficiency-based learning. Thanks to the leadership of New
July 11, 2016
Will Eliminating the “F” Eliminate Bad School Design?
This post originally appeared at the Christensen Institute on July 6, 2016. The dreaded “F” is going out of vogue
July 9, 2016
Student Ownership of Non-Curricular Cognitive Competencies
This is the fourth and final article in a series specific to the developing understanding of skills and dispositions of
July 8, 2016
When Tears Don’t Stop Flowing
I can’t stop crying this morning. For the Dallas police officers who were killed and their families. For Philandro Castile
July 8, 2016
Insights from the RTT-D Personalized Learning Summit
I had the chance to participate in the Race to the Top District Personalized Learning Summit sponsored by the US
July 7, 2016