Relationships matter at work and at school but how they are formed and nurtured will be reshaped as we shift from classrooms to social groups on digital learning platform.

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Chris Sturgis: On Competency and Achieving It For All

Chris Sturgis

Nov 11, 2010

This is a blog post by, Chris Sturgis, co-author of the recently published "When Failure is Not an Option."

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Back on Track

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 10, 2010

AdvancePath boosts credit accumulation rate of over-aged under-credited students by 4x

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5 Challenges Faced in Competency-Based Design

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 10, 2010

These challenges from the Chris Sturgis report, "When Failure is Not an Option," will be discussed in Phoenix next week at the Virtual Schools Symposium. You can find the full report at the iNACOL web site.

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Report: "Competency" Should Advance Students

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 10, 2010

New Report Claims “Competency-Based Pathways” as Necessary to Preparing Young People for the 21st Century

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How the U.S. will Blend (2 of 2)

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 9, 2010

Over the weekend, I sketched out how U.S. Education will adopt online and blended learning over the next 10 years. Thanks for your comments and constructive follow up conversations. Here's a little bit more.

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How the US Will Blend

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 6, 2010

Here's how US edu will adopt online/blended learning by 2020

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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