Case Studies – Page 2

Swannanoa Values: Finding Treasures Along the Greenstone Trail

Chris Sturgis February 4, 2019 No Comments

This is the second article in a four-part series on Swannanoa School in New Zealand. Start here. Swannanoa, like other schools in New Zealand, is expected to build strong relationships…

Swannanoa School: Where People Are the Most Important Thing in the World

Chris Sturgis January 30, 2019 No Comments

This is the first article in a four-part series on Swannanoa School in New Zealand. You can also find articles on Hobsonville and Karori Normal School here. At one point…

Karori Normal School: Becoming Student-Centered with UDL

Chris Sturgis January 14, 2019 No Comments

The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with several articles on Karori Normal School. Karori Normal School (KNS) was the first school I visited in New Zealand. (Normal refers…

Diplomas or Certificates of Achievement? A Look at NZ’s NCEA

Chris Sturgis January 2, 2019 No Comments

The American high school diploma is a powerful benchmark, but a very weak credential. We want every teenager to walk across the stage to get their diploma. But what the…

Wrap-Up on the New Zealand Series

Chris Sturgis December 31, 2018 No Comments

There is so much more to share and so many stories from schools from New Zealand. But my time is up at CompetencyWorks. On to the next venture at LearningEdge!…

How Competency-Based is New Zealand?

Chris Sturgis December 19, 2018 No Comments

This is the final article in the series Baskets of Knowledge from Aotearoa New Zealand, which highlights insights from a totally different education system about what is possible in transforming our…

Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand: Key Competencies

Chris Sturgis December 13, 2018 No Comments

This is the tenth article in the series Baskets of Knowledge from Aotearoa New Zealand, which highlights insights from a totally different education system about what is possible in transforming our education…

Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand: Defining Lifelong Learning

Chris Sturgis December 11, 2018 No Comments

This is the ninth article in the series Baskets of Knowledge from Aotearoa New Zealand, which highlights insights from a totally different education system about what is possible in transforming our education…

Pt. England Primary: The Cherry or the Orchard

Chris Sturgis December 6, 2018 No Comments

This is the eighth article in the series Baskets of Knowledge from Aotearoa New Zealand, which highlights insights from a totally different education system about what is possible in transforming our education…

Pt. England Primary: Gifting Language

Chris Sturgis December 4, 2018 No Comments

This is the seventh article in the series Baskets of Knowledge from Aotearoa New Zealand, which highlights insights from a totally different education system about what is possible in transforming our education…

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