Conundrums in Competency
Originally posted November 11, 2014 by the Christensen Institute. Over the past several weeks I’ve attended a number of conferences
November 13, 2014
Archives: CompetencyWorks
What’s New in Competency Education in Higher Education (November 13, 2014)
Upcoming At the Association of American Colleges & Universities’ Annual Meeting, the session Competency-Based Education & the “Iron Triangle”: Demonstrating
November 13, 2014
How Alaska’s Chugach District Changed Education Through Performance-Based Learning
This post originally published on EdSurge on November 10, 2014. Chugach, Alaska isn’t just known for the Exxon Valdez Oil
November 13, 2014
What is the Difference between Standards-Based Grading (or Reporting) and Competency-Based Education?
Here in Iowa, competency-based education is gaining traction at the state and grassroots level. In fact, the Iowa Department of
November 11, 2014
ReInventing Schools at the District Level
In 2012, Maine established policy for schools to award proficiency-based diplomas starting in 2018. As the years passed, it became
November 10, 2014
Southern New Hampshire Reshaping Higher Ed Landscape
Originally posted October 9, 2014 on Getting Smart. Manchester, New Hampshire may seem like an unlikely place for a revolution,
November 10, 2014
What is the Story that You Will Tell of Your Journey?
“Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound……” ….Superman? No, not really. Looking back over the past several years
November 7, 2014
What’s New in K-12 Competency Education
Resources and Reports Equity in Competency Education: Realizing the Potential, Overcoming the Obstacles published by Jobs for the Future and
November 6, 2014
Is There Any Difference between Competency-Based Education and Mastery-Based Learning?
I smiled as a young research assistant asked me this because many higher education leaders who work on competency-based education
November 6, 2014
The Role of Assessment Instruments in a Competency-Based System
No matter how you approach it, you cannot mitigate the massive change agent that is competency-based education. It does not
November 5, 2014