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Drawing on lessons learned by innovators and early adopters, this blog shares original research, knowledge, and a variety of perspectives from across the field of K-12 competency-based education.

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Let Educators Drive: Gradual Release to Learner-Centered Design

May 3, 2022

Andrea Stewart

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning

Designing Data-Driven Personalized Pathways for Professional Learning

April 26, 2022

Andrea Stewart

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction

A Roadmap for Personalized, Competency-Based Professional Learning

April 20, 2022

Andrea Stewart

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field

Update on Iowa: Multi-Stakeholder Leadership

August 1, 2018

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Competency-Based Education Task Forces: A State Policy Mechanism to Foster Personalized Learning by Creating Dialog, Surfacing Barriers and Providing Solutions

April 4, 2016

Susan Gentz

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Update from Iowa

October 6, 2015

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

Going BIG in Cedar Rapids

September 30, 2015

Maria Worthen

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

State Policy: Resources for Getting Started

July 15, 2015

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

What's New in Higher Ed Competency-Based Education

October 30, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

When Teachers Can Implement At Their Own Pace

October 15, 2014

Maria Worthen

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

What's New in Competency Education in K12 and Higher Education

August 26, 2014

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

Iowa Goes BIG: From Reservations to Success

May 22, 2014

Jim Flansburg

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success

Iowa Goes BIG: Next-level learning

May 22, 2014

Jim Flansburg

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success

The Right Work To Do

February 25, 2014

Jason Ellingson

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Getting Started and Scaling Competency-Based Education

January 3, 2014

Andrea Stewart

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started

Iowa Competency-Based Task Force Release Report

December 13, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Lingering Questions #1: Pacing and Supports

July 17, 2013

Andrew Valent

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

State Paths To A Competency-Based Education Approach

July 16, 2013

Andrew Valent

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Do You Feel It? Iowans Are Gathering Around CBE

June 24, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success

Gifted and Struggling Alike

February 5, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

"CBE allows me to be teacher that I always knew that I could be"

January 29, 2013

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field

A Student Reflection on Competency Education

January 15, 2013

Elizabeth Sturms

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency

The Offal Lesson

October 25, 2012

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

Public Reflection as Professional Development

September 28, 2012

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Early Investments in Engagement?

September 26, 2012

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Engage Community