Challenges and Solutions in Creating a Learner Improvement Cycle for Personalized Mastery
In our previous entry, we foreshadowed the need for learner involvement in all aspects of the Learner Improvement Cycle. The
July 9, 2014
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Going Deeper or Going Further: Where Students Advance in Competency-Based Models
Originally posted Jan. 29, 2014 at The Christensen Institute. The crux of competency-based education is that students advance only upon
July 7, 2014
Last Week’s News on Competency Education
Here are a few highlights about competency education from last week! About K-12 The Washington Post interviewed Camille Farrington, author
July 3, 2014
Four Pitfalls to Implementing Personalized Mastery: The Culture
The journey to a personalized learning system is fraught with pitfalls and hurdles. Can you get your Board on board?
July 2, 2014
Performance-Based Assessments as a Tool for Building Lifelong Learning Competencies
I’m sharing this article on Laconia High School that was originally published in the Center for Secondary School Reform Winter
June 30, 2014
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
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