“I thought you were retired? When did you write this book?”
Once we started sending Wired for Brilliance (working title) out to early readers for feedback, I began getting a steady stream of questions like this from friends and colleagues…… Read More
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This has been adapted from article published by Washington State’s Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative.
When I was working with WA’s Mastery-Based Collaborative I had the opportunity to speak with Michael Velasquez, finishing his 17th year as Principal of Avanti High School, on the topic of school leadership…… Read More
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Ooh, the life of the digital world. It lives on and on—until it’s buried under the daily production of nearly half a zettabyte (whatever that unimaginably large number actually is) of new data. And yet, even with a wave of new reports on personalized, competency-based education published over the last five years,….. Read More
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The traditional education system is getting in our way. We can do better. It’s time we update our schools to be based on what we know is best for students and for learning. Modern schools start with students being active, engaged and motivated learners.
Founded by Chris Sturgis, co-founder of CompetencyWorks and a leader in competency education, LearningEdge is a free resource to get insights and resources as you begin to modernize your school. You don’t have to be confused by all those terms — mastery, personalized, competency-based education, project-based learning and student-centered. What’s important is to build a shared vision and a shared understanding of how schools and learning experiences need to be designed for students to become lifelong learners with the know-how to apply academic knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems.
All the photos of students actively engaged in learning were used in the original blogs on CompetencyWorks. They are courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action.
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