Competency-Based District Leaders on Managing Change During the Pandemic
Headlines during the coronavirus pandemic suggest that many American schools had a disastrous spring in terms of student engagement and
July 16, 2020
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Book Review: So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
Equity is at the heart of competency-based education, and racism is one of our greatest obstacles to achieving equity. As
July 9, 2020
Supporting the Development of Student-Designed Performance Assessments
In this final blog post of a four-part series, I provide examples of student-designed performance assessments and strategies for supporting
July 2, 2020
Student-Designed Performance Assessments for Personalized Learning and Student Agency
In this third blog post of a four-part series, I will dig deeper into the Vermont Agency of Education’s work
June 29, 2020
Improving Student-Centered Assessment Systems With Formative and Summative Performance Assessments
In this second blog post of a four-part series, I dig deeper into the Vermont Agency of Education’s work to
June 25, 2020
Essential Components of Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Learning
This is the first post in a series by Pat Fitzsimmons, Team Leader of Proficiency-Based Learning at the Vermont Agency
June 22, 2020
Transitioning and Sustaining Competency-Based Education During School Closures
South Bronx Community Charter High School (SBC) launched in 2016 with a strong competency-based education approach, as described in the
June 16, 2020
Competency Frameworks and Content Selection at South Bronx Community Charter
South Bronx Community Charter High School (SBC) in New York City has deeply embraced competency-based education since it opened in
June 10, 2020
Black Lives Matter
The United States is in the midst of historic crises. Tragically consistent with centuries of American history, these crises are
June 3, 2020
New Hampshire’s Work Study Practices – Equity and Assessing For Growth
This is the third in a series of blog posts about New Hampshire’s work study practices—essential competencies such as communication,
June 2, 2020