This post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on February 1, 2017. The early lesson from New England is that the scaling strategies for competency-based education require a combination of schools and districts that have the courageous leadership to convert to competency education and state leadership willing to commit to goal-oriented policies supported by long-term capacity-building strategies. […]
This post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on January, 5, 2017. Competency education is advancing in New England through a combination of shared vision and values, mutual respect and collaboration, and courageous leadership that is motivated by a sense of urgency to do better for students, communities, and the economy. The following five concepts are the […]
This post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on January 18, 2017. This is the final article in the series Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders. Many districts are converting to competency education in states that have not yet begun to take the steps toward creating the vision and policies to support competency education. […]
This post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on December 19, 2016. This is the twenty-third article in the series Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders. How Are You Preparing for the Implementation Dip? There is likely to be an implementation dip during transition years. After the initial work is done, confusion tends to […]
This is the third blog in a series on What’s Possible with Personalized Learning? Read the first post, second post, or download the entire report. As families, communities, parents, teachers and students around the country have deep conversations around how to transform schools to better prepare each student for future success, many schools are implementing […]
This post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on November 14, 2016. This is the seventeenth article in the series Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders. The transition year(s) is the period of time when people use the phrases “building the ship in the water” and “constructing the plane in the air.” Educators are […]
In 2016, I was invited as an Eisenhower Fellow to the 2016 Colloquium on Competency-Based Learning and Assessment (CBLA) in New Zealand. This Colloquium explored competency-based learning and assessment systems and their impact on equity. Attendees built consensus and exchanged ideas on global education systems transformation and educational innovation for equity. In part one of […]
The Center for Innovation in Education released a powerful new report, Leadership for Learning: What is Leadership’s Role in Supporting Success for Every Student? written by Gene Wilhoit, Linda Pittenger and Jim Rickabaugh. The ideas portrayed within this paper are comprehensive, well-framed and influential for education leaders advancing next generation learning models. This leadership piece […]
This blog post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on September 26, 2016. This is the fourth article in the series Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders. Transforming districts and schools starts by engaging in a period of study. The superintendent may engage the school board in a series of readings, discussions, retreats, and site […]
This blog post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on September 20, 2016. This is the third article in the series Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders. The shift to competency-based education requires a personal commitment from superintendents and principals to develop collaborative leadership and management styles. Changing personal leadership styles means these professionals […]
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