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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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Competency-Based Education Across America

May 31, 2023

Laurie Gagnon

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

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Fake-quity: A Powerful Learning Moment from the 2022 Symposium

December 15, 2022

Laurie Gagnon, Maisha Maliha

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Learn Lessons from the Field, Engage Community

Top 10 CompetencyWorks Blog Posts of 2020

January 1, 2021

Dr. Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency

Summative vs. Formative Assessment: From Binary Choice to Continuum

September 16, 2020

Don Weafer

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Competency-Based Education in Rural Schools

March 29, 2019

Dr. Eliot Levine

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

In Real Life: How do CBE systems support all students to reach mastery?

February 20, 2019

Jenny Poon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

In Real Life: How Do CBE Systems Manage Differences In Pace?

February 11, 2019

Jenny Poon

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

What Lessons Are We Learning from Maine

November 5, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Moving from Compliance to Agency: Maine Modifies its Proficiency-Based Policy

August 21, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

What's New

May 11, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

What’s New: What’s Happening in State Policy

April 18, 2018

Chris Sturgis

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

Creating a Peer Coaching Program to Grow Student-Centered Learning (Part 2)

January 16, 2018

Mary Bellavance

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

Creating a Peer Coaching Program to Grow Student-Centered Learning (Part 1)

January 9, 2018

Mary Bellavance

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

Red Flag: When Habits of Work and Learning Become Extrinsic Motivation

August 29, 2017

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction

The Four Biggest Challenges to Implementing Maine's Proficiency-Based Diploma

June 28, 2017

Matt Drewette-Card

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

Maine: Making the Most of High-Leverage Strategies

February 20, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

Proficiency is for Hope

February 3, 2017

Bill Zima

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

On Scaling Competency Education: Equity, Quality, and Sustainability

February 1, 2017

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Evaluate Quality

We Have a Proficiency-Based Diploma. Now What?

January 27, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

Putting the Pieces Together to Build a Competency-Based Statewide System

January 25, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

Seven Key Questions for States Looking to Transition to Competency Education

January 20, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

A Close-Up Look at How a Workshop Framework Can Enhance Personalized Learning

January 19, 2017

Mary Bellavance

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

Three Lessons Learned from New England States Transitioning to Competency-Based Education

January 11, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

A Timeline of K-12 Competency-Based Education Across New England States

January 10, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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

The Trouble with Prescriptive Policies When Paradigms are Shifting

January 9, 2017

Chris Sturgis

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