A Cornucopia of Competency-Based Education Resources from Vermont
The Vermont Agency of Education offers outstanding resources for educators and leaders at all levels who are advancing competency-based education.
March 18, 2021
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Personalizing Professional Learning to Strengthen Personalized Learning for Students
This is the second post in a two-part series. Imagine this scenario: a leader asks you to redesign your entire
March 11, 2021
Personalizing Professional Learning to Increase Student Growth: Lessons from Lindsay Unified School District
Given the abundant challenges of remote and hybrid learning, it has become critical for districts to provide educators with professional
March 9, 2021
Structuring Standards-Based Instruction and Assessment at Vancouver iTech
The Vancouver Public Schools in Washington reached out to me about a recent CompetencyWorks blog post, creating an opportunity to
March 3, 2021
A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 4 – Embracing Problem-Solving and Further Refining Mastery Skills
This is the final post in a four-part series by Ashley Ferrara about her ongoing journey to develop a mastery-based
February 24, 2021
A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 3 – Moving Away From “Covering” Everything
This is the third post in a four-part series by Ashley Ferrara about her ongoing journey to develop a mastery-based
February 19, 2021
A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 2 – Refining Mastery Skills and Assessment Strategies
This is the second post in a four-part series by Ashley Ferrara about her ongoing journey to develop a mastery-based
February 17, 2021
A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 1 – Initial (mis)Steps and the “Aha!” Moment
This is the first post in a four-part series by Ashley Ferrara about her ongoing journey to develop a mastery-based
February 11, 2021
New Educational Equity Resources to Transform Schools and Systems
Competency-based education practices are designed to be more equitable than traditional practices, but equity strategies must still be pursued proactively.
February 8, 2021
What Do We Know About the Implementation and Outcomes of Personalized, Competency-Based Learning? A Synthesis of Research from 2000 to 2019
States and districts interested in transitioning to personalized, competency-based education models often wonder what the research says about these systems-change
January 20, 2021