Competency-Based Education

Leadership

Part 1: What Does it REALLY Mean to Do Standards-Based Grading?

Chris Sturgis

Jul 10, 2016

The first blog in a two part series exploring how a district can implement high quality standards-based grading, and when it is the right time to do so.

Leadership

Looking Under the Hood

Chris Sturgis

Jul 7, 2016

A review of the AIR and NMEF research study that examines the relationship between CBE practices and changes in learning capacities, such as the skills, behaviors and dispositions that enhance student capacity to learn in school.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Future Focus

Getting Smart Staff

Jul 6, 2016

Here is this week's top ten list with the latest on schools, tools and developments across K12 and HigherEd, as well as a peek into the future of teaching and learning.

Personalized Learning

How Can We Personalize Rigorous Projects?

Guest Author

Jul 5, 2016

By: Elina Alayeva. How can we prepare all students for the level of highly independent project-based work skills they'll need in their future careers? Here are several options to consider.

Personalized Learning

Next-Gen High Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 21, 2016

There's never been a better time to transform a classroom or open a new school, and here are several examples of next-gen schools currently paving the way for innovations in education.

Competency-Based Education

5 Lessons Learned in Pioneering Personalized Mastery Learning

Guest Author

Jun 14, 2016

By: Kate Bean and Sebastian Cognetta, Ph.D. Aveson Charter School has evolved its original personalized learning model into a new vision: Personalized Mastery Learning.

EdTech

EdTech 10: It’s an Amazing Time to be an Educator

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 8, 2016

In this week's edition, we share stories around how amazing it is right now to be an educator, with new school models and edtech tools available that support and benefit student success.

Project-Based Learning

Reclaiming Assessment for Deeper Learning

Guest Author

May 26, 2016

By: Dennis Udall. More about education leaders who are catalyzing innovative approaches to assessment that encourage observing, collecting and interpreting evidence of deeper learning.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Tool Time

Getting Smart Staff

May 25, 2016

This week’s round-up of top edtech stories is rich with announcements regarding new tools for schools to explore for the fall.

Competency-Based Education

1Up on Grades

Guest Author

May 23, 2016

By: Mitch Weisburgh. Three education leaders who are active in the game-based learning movement share their thoughts about leaderboards and competency-based learning in schools.

	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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