Schools and Software: What’s Now and What’s Next
This post originally appeared June 17, 2014 on EdSurge. “We’ve basically run our public schools off of [Microsoft] Excel
June 27, 2014
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Learners Rule
I took a few hours out from gardening yesterday to dive into Learners Rule by Bill Zima, principal at Mt.
June 25, 2014
What Do We Mean by Completion?
I always save an hour or two on Friday afternoons to read about things I don’t know much about. It’s
June 24, 2014
What’s New in Competency Education?
Here is a quick review of some of the great things happening or reported about in competency education last week!
June 23, 2014
What Students Need to Know and Be Able to Do in K12 and Higher Education
After writing the previous blog looking at the similarities and differences of competency education in K12 and higher education (HE),
June 20, 2014
Does Competency Education Mean the Same Thing for K-12 and Higher Education?
Over the past two months, I’ve had several invitations to discuss the intersection of higher education (HE) and K12 in
June 19, 2014
What Is a Proficiency-Based Diploma?
By far, this news piece on Maine’s proficiency-based diploma is the best I’ve seen at explaining what we mean when
June 18, 2014
Tying It Together with Performance Assessments
During the past year, Memorial Elementary School staff has focused our learning on how to develop high quality performance assessments. Along
June 17, 2014
Finding Your Way With a Roadmap
Most of the districts that have converted to competency education have done so with very little use of technology. It’s
June 13, 2014
Interested in Innovative School Models? What to Consider to Make Sure They Are Successful
In working with over 100 schools across the country on new approaches to integrating instruction and technology in order to
June 10, 2014