Productivity and Progress
In the report Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education, the authors highlight four findings on information management
January 21, 2013
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Question Making
There is something a bit magical about the transformation from time-based/A-F structures to competency-based education. Over and over again students,
January 19, 2013
Two More States Moving Forward to Competency Education
In addition to Iowa, two other states are releasing reports regarding how their states can move forward (I’ll add the
January 16, 2013
Momentum for Competency Education in Iowa
Iowa’s Competency-based Instruction Task Force has released its preliminary report. State leadership in Iowa has been calling for competency education
January 15, 2013
A Student Reflection on Competency Education
The following was originally posted on The Iowa Forum on Competency-Based Education. Elizabeth Strum, a senior at Muscatine High School,
January 15, 2013
Competency-Based Learning and FLVS
Competency based learning has its origins in the business world. High school graduates who decide to become a barber, for
January 14, 2013
Upcoming Webinar on New Hampshire’s Competency-Based System
The Alliance for Excellent Education is sponsoring a webinar on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 on Strengthening High School Teaching and
January 11, 2013
A GPS for Competency Education
We are now starting to see whole networks of schools move towards competency education. The Asia Society, which has 34
January 9, 2013
Getting Started
I’ve been getting increased requests from districts and schools looking for consultants or resources to help them get started in
January 8, 2013
Pre-Assessment: A Key to the ZPD
The Zone of Proximal Development is the sweet spot of education; this is where meaningful learning happens. We all read
January 3, 2013