Portrait of a Graduate: A Gateway to Competency-Based Learning
This blog post reviews the Next Generation Learning Challenge (NGLC)’s new resource, How Students Develop the Skills & Competencies in
August 24, 2023
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Expanding our Equity Toolkits: Strengthening the Connections between CBE and Equity
My K-12 experience was characterized by the traditional way of teaching students. All of my learning took place in the
August 17, 2023
Learning in a Supportive Community at Clark Street Community School
Recently, I visited Clark Street Community School located in Middleton, WI, a neighboring city of the capital of Wisconsin, and
August 10, 2023
A (Self) Portrait of a Graduate
“How do you grade art?” As a high school visual art teacher, this was the question I was always asked,
August 2, 2023
The X3 Internship Program Models a Vision for Work-Based Learning
This post is the third in a series related to the Aurora Institute’s report, Expanding Student Access to Work-Based Learning:
July 24, 2023
Best Practices for High-Quality Work-Based Learning
This post is the second in a series related to the Aurora Institute’s report, Expanding Student Access to Work-Based Learning:
July 20, 2023
The Power of Work-Based Learning in Competency-Based Education
This post is the first in a series related to the Aurora Institute’s report, Expanding Student Access to Work-Based Learning:
July 18, 2023
Contributive Learning: Learning to Add to the World
“The purpose of education is to learn to contribute—not in a specific or standardized way, but in personally relevant, purposeful
July 13, 2023
Showcase, Share, Inspire: Performance-Based Assessment and Competency-Based Learning in Chicago Public Schools
This year, Dr. Ginger Reynolds from EdSystems, a division of Northern Illinois University, and Sonjanita Moore from Chicago Public Schools’
July 6, 2023
Equitable Grading at Sunnyside
This blog post was originally published on June 14, 2023 as part of the storytelling series from the Assessment for
June 27, 2023