Competency-Based Education
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It’s Not a Matter of Time
CCSSO and iNACOL believe that it is not a matter of time. Their summit in Denver highlights a system that has clear expectations, robust instructional options and verifies that students have met the expectations.
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iNACOL Report: Clearing the Path for Innovation
"Competency-based approaches offer a new value proposition for our education system," according to Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL.
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On Merit Badges
The Common Core creates a great opportunity to rethink school. By defining competency clusters and related groups of assessments, ‘merit badges’ could replace courses, credits and seat time matriculation.
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Why Standards-Based Gradebooks & What Next?
Standards-Based grade books can help ensure quality instruction and assessments for our students as long as there is a level of flexibility and rigor
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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator
Lisa Nielsen is a New York-based educator. Her analysis of Walter McKenzie's "A Practical Action Plan for Transforming Education" first appeared in her blog, The Innovative Educator.
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Combining Standards & Interests for Student Success
Right in front of us is the opportunity to build personal digital learning pathways that customize learning by level, interest, and motivational profile.
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Time for Education Innovation
The Big Shifts pushing education innovation are the Technology Shift, the Global Shift, and the Learning Shift
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From Private & Expensive to Affordable & Online
Western Governors University: a more affordable and flexible way to receive your BA.
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More Testing in High School
More testing in high school, but state plans don't embrace personal digital learning.
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Rethinking Time in Online Learning
In online learning, we often tout how one of its best attributes is flexibility. We talk about how online learning will allow students to learn at their own pace, and how we will meet them where they are. A case of this was talked about recently on CNN, an echo…