How I Learned What Proficiency-Based Teaching and Learning Really Means
It was bedtime on a winter evening in 2015. I was saying goodnight to my son Jay, a sixth-grader, when
May 9, 2016
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Not Your Grandpa’s Voc Ed: Rigorous Career and Technical Education in Henry County, Georgia
This post originally appeared on the New England Secondary School Consortium on behalf of Great Schools Partnership. It also appeared
May 7, 2016
How Might We Ensure Quality and Value Across a Larger Landscape of Learning?
For those of you interested in out-of-the-box innovations using elements of competency education, you’ll be interested in this update on
May 6, 2016
Windsor Locks: Starting with Pedagogy
This is part of a series on mastery-based learning in Connecticut. See posts on New Haven Public Schools,Windsor Locks Public
May 5, 2016
Meeting Students Where They Are: Accountability Paradox (Part 1)
Part 2 on this topic focuses on instructional strategies to meet students where they are. This post looks at accountability policies. Across
May 5, 2016
Meeting Students Where They Are: Academic Domains (Part 2)
Part 1 on this topic focuses on accountability policies. This post looks at instructional strategies to meet students where they
May 5, 2016
Culture Comes First
The biggest piece of advice I can give to any teacher, school, or district working toward a vision of personalized
May 4, 2016
Seizing the Moment
Today, a new report, Seizing the Moment: Realizing the Promise of Student-Centered Learning, is being released at a Washington D.C.
May 3, 2016
Creating Meaningful Instruction through Mastery-Based Learning in New Haven, CT
This is part of a series on mastery-based learning in Connecticut. See posts on New Haven Public Schools,Windsor Locks Public
May 3, 2016
Why Student Voice Means More Than Choice
This post originally appeared at EdSurge on April 7, 2016. Back in high school, I always dreamt about the freedom
May 2, 2016