Counted or Not, Doing What Counts in Competency-Based Education
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” – William Bruce Cameron (and
April 29, 2014
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Working in a Competency Education School: Hiring Tips for Potential Teacher Candidates
Welcome to May, the month when most school administrators begin the process of filling open positions in their schools for
April 28, 2014
Building a Bridge Between Blended Learning and Competency Education
A big light went on during a conversation with Anthony Kim of Education Elements: WHAT IF… The process used by
April 25, 2014
Who Should Determine What Proficiency Is?
Governor’s Task Force on Improving Education in Idaho has been considering mastery-based education (Connecticut also uses this term). No recommendations
April 22, 2014
How a District Ended Student Dropouts with Personalized Learning
This post originally published on EdSurge. Author Roger Cook is the Superintendent of the Taylor County School District in Campbellsville,
April 22, 2014
Upcoming: Adams 50 Tells Their Story
REL Central has organized a webinar Competency-Based Education Systems: One Colorado School District’s Experience at which leadership from Adams County
April 21, 2014
10 Principles of Proficiency-Based Learning
Great Schools Partnership continues to produce great resources to support states and districts converting to competency education. They have drawn
April 18, 2014
The Paradox of Right the First Time: Transform Assessment Practices to Reflect Growth
Those of us experimenting with how we accurately measure student skills and abilities hit a wonderful fork in the road
April 16, 2014
District Transformation in Danville
I’m itching to go to Danville, Kentucky after listening to Superintendent Carmen Coleman on the webinar How Competency-Based Education is
April 14, 2014
Light at the End of the Tunnel
After finishing a round of site visits in New Hampshire and Colorado I had come to the conclusion that it
April 14, 2014