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In a recent article in Educational Leadership, Grant Wiggins writes about a definition of mastery that holds students to high

January 7, 2014

I have a very compassionate boss. I spent several weeks working on my school’s budget for the upcoming year and

January 6, 2014

Iowa is a state no longer content with the status quo perpetuated by an antiquated educational system. Recent legislation and

January 3, 2014

Recently a group of teachers was working on performance tasks and assessments. They were aligning their units of study to

December 30, 2013

I stumbled upon an article Proficiency-based assessment and personalized learning: What world language educators have known for years that described

December 23, 2013

If you live in Oregon you should be putting March 6-7, 2014 on your calendar. The Confederation of Oregon School

December 18, 2013

We hear the critique of competency education occasionally as a linear, rigid, boring process of students learning and testing, learning

December 17, 2013

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit with Alfonzo Paz, Assistant Principal at Academic Performance Excellence Academy, better

December 16, 2013

Iowa has released the final report of the Competency-based Task Force. To remind you, in 2012 Iowa’s state legislature passed

December 13, 2013

My school district implemented a K-12 competency-based grading and reporting system four years ago. The implementation included the adoption of

December 13, 2013

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