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July CompetencyWorks Catch-Up

CompetencyWorks Blog

Author(s): Chris Sturgis

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


Calendar Page JulyHere are the highlights from July 2016 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you have questions you want us to delve into!

SITE VISITS AND CASE STUDIES

Competency-Based Education Across America

Cumberland High School: Starting with Proficiency-Based Grading

Mastery-Based Learning in Connecticut

Mastering Mastery-Based Learning in NYC

 

HIGHER EDUCATION

Organizing Around Competencies, Not Courses by John Milam

What’s New in Competency-Based Higher Education? by Natalie Abel

Harvard and Wellesley and Tufts, Oh My! (And Did I Mention MIT and Babson?)

 

EDUCATOR RESOURCES

What’s New in K-12 Competency Education? by Natalie Abel

Frequently Asked Questions

Insights from the RTT-D Personalized Learning Summit

 

REFLECTION

When Tears Don’t Stop Flowing

 

PRINCIPAL AND SUPERINTENDENT PERSPECTIVES

Student Ownership of Non-Curricular Cognitive Competencies by Jonathan Vander Els, Jill Lizier, and Terry Bolduc

 

POLICY UPDATES

Department of Education Proposes New Rules for ESSA’s Innovative Assessment Pilot

 

AROUND THE WEB

Christensen Institute

Students at the Center

Getting Smart

Next Generation Learning Challenges