What Can We Learn From Our Foreign Language Teachers?
I stumbled upon an article Proficiency-based assessment and personalized learning: What world language educators have known for years that described
December 23, 2013
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Proficiency-Based Education Meet-Up in Oregon
If you live in Oregon you should be putting March 6-7, 2014 on your calendar. The Confederation of Oregon School
December 18, 2013
Is Mastery a 3 or a 4 or Something Far Beyond That?
We hear the critique of competency education occasionally as a linear, rigid, boring process of students learning and testing, learning
December 17, 2013
APEX Academy: A Diploma Plus School
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit with Alfonzo Paz, Assistant Principal at Academic Performance Excellence Academy, better
December 16, 2013
Iowa Competency-Based Task Force Release Report
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
How Competency-Based Grading Has NOT Changed Our School’s Transcript
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
Getting Up to Speed on Grading
We are getting ready to release a paper on competency-based grading in January. In the meantime, I know that lots
December 11, 2013
On Five Musts for Mastery
Are there other articles or essays that you’ve seen about how technology can be used to respond to students and
December 10, 2013
Curriculum Model for Mastery-Based Learning
We had begun a short unit of study on Greek heroes, immediately following an introductory unit on Greek mythology and
December 9, 2013
Technology Tools Lag Our Competency-Based Aspirations
This post was originally published by the Christensen Institute on November 13, 2013. Last week I wrote about structural barriers
December 4, 2013