The Tough Question: What is the Federal Role in Competency Education?
Over the past few years we have seen a groundswell of interest and adoption of competency based models for learning.
May 6, 2013
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Mastery Learning
Competency education didn’t just pop out of the woodwork as a new reform. It’s been built upon many other reforms,
May 1, 2013
A Moment to Reflect
I recently had the honor of accepting the prestigious ASU/GSV Return on Education Award for “Best STEM Ed Software” on
April 30, 2013
Education Philosophy Becomes Practice
This post was originally published at the Partially Examined Life: A Philosophy Podcast and Blog. Over the past hundred years
April 29, 2013
Good Work: Tapping the Dark Matter
This post was originally published by Getting Smart on April 14, 2013. “Education is like the night sky; edreform
April 26, 2013
How Many Conversations?
Systems consultant Judith Enright, in the Maine Center for Best Practice video on the Western Maine Education Collaborative, reminds us,
April 25, 2013
Should Every Student Be in A Competency-Based System?
In a discussion with Lillian Pace from KnowledgeWorks this morning, the fascinating question of whether every student should be in
April 22, 2013
Time’s Up: US Department of Education Approves First College to Ditch the Credit Hour
For more than 100 years, the time-based credit hour has been the currency of higher education. Originally created to calculate
April 22, 2013
Rethinking Teacher Evaluation for the Competency-Based Grading & Reporting Environment
Introduction: Rethinking the Effectiveness of the Dog & Pony Show Model During my first three years as a high school
April 17, 2013
How to Utilize Your Greatest Assets
Our district set out on our journey to provide customized learning to all of our students in 2008 when we
April 15, 2013