Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education
iNACOL and CompetencyWorks are releasing Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education today. Every school at some point will
January 15, 2014
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Our School’s Pathway to Competency-Based Learning
In our continued quest to gain more information about students’ learning, growth and progress, a standards/competency-based grading system has provided
January 14, 2014
Going Higher and Deeper
Developing higher order skills requires deeper learning. As schools implement competency education they realize getting to knowledge utilization or extended thinking
January 11, 2014
Watch Out for Wyoming
Competency education is likely to take root in Wyoming over the next few years. The new Director at the Wyoming
January 10, 2014
Whose Classroom Is This? The Importance of Students’ Voice in Creating a Writer’s Workshop
To reach as many students and skills as possible in a given Unit of Study, and to allow kids time
January 9, 2014
Practitioner Implications in Competency Education: An Interview with Rose Colby
This interview originally appeared in the CSSR October 2014 Newsletter. Rose Colby is a career educator who has worked for the last
January 8, 2014
Curriculum Models Need to Preserve Standards, Not Break Them Apart
In a recent article in Educational Leadership, Grant Wiggins writes about a definition of mastery that holds students to high
January 7, 2014
Deadlines Matter: Debunking the Myth That Standards-Based Grading Means No Deadlines
I have a very compassionate boss. I spent several weeks working on my school’s budget for the upcoming year and
January 6, 2014
Getting Started and Scaling Competency-Based Education
Iowa is a state no longer content with the status quo perpetuated by an antiquated educational system. Recent legislation and
January 3, 2014
Competency Education: The Solution to Retention
Recently a group of teachers was working on performance tasks and assessments. They were aligning their units of study to
December 30, 2013