Unleashing Innovation in Connecticut Schools
Most states wanting to open the door to competency-based innovation have used a seat-time waiver. The problem with those waivers
July 8, 2013
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Validating Competence with Wild Pigs in the Woods…
With the school year coming to an end, I have begun the yearly practice of reflecting upon all that has
July 3, 2013
Design Thinking
I think about design a lot. I can’t help it when two siblings are designers (transportation and landscape). It’s the
July 2, 2013
Competency Education in Colorado Takes a Giant Step Forward
Charlie Toulmin from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation sent me information about Colorado’s new high school graduation requirements. I’ve taken
June 28, 2013
Do You Feel It? Iowans Are Gathering Around CBE
Iowans are gathering later this week to share their knowledge and ideas for advancing competency education at the CBE Conference:
June 24, 2013
Streams of Innovation — Update on Federal and State Policy
It’s getting hard to stay on top of all the advancements and initiatives related to competency education. We used to
June 21, 2013
Performing To Our Potential
This week, I had the pleasure of meeting with the folks at the Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA) in
June 19, 2013
Lindsay Unified — Design Elements
We often think of innovation as an urban phenomena, a natural outgrowth of concentration of an industry, strong peer networks,
June 17, 2013
Learn More About Competency Education
Here is another opportunity to learn more about competency education. The American Youth Policy Forum (a CompetencyWorks partner) and College and
June 14, 2013
Ingenium Schools: A Big City Competency-Based School
Is competency education a reform better suited for rural and outer ring suburbs than urban districts? That’s one of the
June 13, 2013