Wading into the Water: Curriculum Design for Competency Education
The section on Curriculum and Instruction in Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education is chock full of
January 2, 2013
Archives: CompetencyWorks
What Happens Once a Student Reaches Proficiency?
During my travels in Maine last fall to three districts in the Maine Cohort for Customized Learning that are well
January 2, 2013
Upcoming Webinars
Drawing upon the knowledge in Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education, CompetencyWorks is hosting a series of
January 2, 2013
Oregon Gets an A+ for its New Grading Policy
Diane Smith from Oregon’s Business Education Compact forwarded to me the Student Achievement, Grading and Reporting policy passed in December
January 1, 2013
The Learning Edge
CompetencyWorks is releasing it’s 2nd issue brief, The Learning Edge: Supporting Student Success in aCompetency-Based Learning Environment today. We picked
December 17, 2012
When Is It Competency Education? And When Is It Not?
It’s getting popular. Many schools claim to be using competency education. Does offering adaptive software or blended learning immediately make
December 14, 2012
And A Winner Is…
…Lindsay Unified School District! In case you missed it, Lindsay Unified School District, a top-to-bottom competency-based district, is one of
December 13, 2012
Understanding Formative Assessment Using the Teaching and Learning Möbius Strip
In order to get the full experience of this post, please print out and assemble your own teaching and learning
December 12, 2012
Traveling A Longer Road
The authors of Making Mastery Work open a fascinating door into the dynamics of competency education in Chapter 5: How
December 10, 2012
Competency Education in the News
Michael Horn in a post “Could Competency-Based Learning Save the Common Core?” on Forbes website challenges us to think about
December 7, 2012