Measure What Matters
Teachers need to make sure that they are measuring the right elements of student work. Teacher training places a lot
May 18, 2012
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Art and Science of Designing Competencies
Greetings everyone! We just wanted to let you know about our first working paper — the working title is the
May 17, 2012
Mastery – Putting Learning Before Grades
I work with a team of people that submitted a letter of intent to the New Mexico State Department of
May 17, 2012
Autonomy, Apples, and Oranges
What have you learned about how to work with districts in introducing competency-based schools–and what district leaders can do? I
May 14, 2012
Is a Standard a Competency? (Part 2)
Read Part 1 or take a look at New Hampshire’s ELA and Math Competencies Following up on the first post
May 13, 2012
Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say
Are we all talking about the same thing when we say competency-based education? This question first occurred to me this
May 11, 2012
Juggling Frogs
Read the first post on Spaulding High School. Organizational change is always a case of juggling frogs. As I continue
May 10, 2012
Blowing Up K-12?
It seems sacrilegious, really, but I am advocating that we do away with the K-12 grade level structure in education.
May 10, 2012
Spaulding High Holds the Spirit of Competency Education
Read more about Spaulding High School. Traveling to Amherst, Massachusetts, for the Proficiency-Based Pathways meeting and a visit to Spaulding
May 9, 2012
Is a Standard a Competency? (Part 1)
Read Part 2. Here are links to NH math competencies and ELA competencies The answer simply is ‘no’. Standards represent
May 9, 2012