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Power to the Learners: Introducing Wired for Brilliance

Chris Sturgis February 8, 2026 No Comments

Last week I shared that I’ve been yanked out of retirement by the extraordinary Sydney Schaef. Together we’ve written Wired for Brilliance: The Power of Learning About Learning—For Students, Schools,…

Flipping the Script on Schooling: A CBE Reading List

Chris Sturgis February 5, 2026 No Comments

Thanks for all the support and encouragement about Wired for Brilliance [working title]. Sydney and I still have a ways to go to get it published. I also received a…

Beyond $$: How to Sustain Competency-Based Education

Chris Sturgis August 29, 2022 No Comments

Please note: This article is ever-under construction as everyone I talk with has another incredible valuable insight. When it comes to creating state policy to sustain competency-based education (CBE is…

Questions, Questions and More Questions

Chris Sturgis March 11, 2020 No Comments

I receive questions along the way from different colleagues, clients and people trying to find their way through personalized, competency-based education. Last week I had a chance to speak with…

Predatory Grading

Chris Sturgis January 6, 2020 1 Comment

High school is a lot of things…and one of those things is that it is one long four year old game based on the rules set for grading. Students can…

Quality Design Principle #8: Design for the Development of Rigorous Higher-Level Skills

Chris Sturgis June 18, 2019 No Comments

“What is honors? We realized that it wasn’t more work, or faster. It was deeper learning, something all students should have access to.” – Jennifer Gay, Personalized Learning Project Manager,…

Learning Edge January 2019 Recap

Chris Sturgis February 1, 2019 No Comments

Here are the highlights from Learning Edge in January 2019. As always, let me know if you have questions you’d like me to delve into. Happy reading! Case…

Professional Learning….Every Day at Hobsonville Point

Chris Sturgis January 9, 2019 No Comments

The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with the fourth article on Hobsonville Point Secondary School. One of the questions I asked at every school I visited in New…

Making Connections Across the Curriculum at Hobsonville Point

Chris Sturgis January 2, 2019 No Comments

The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with the second article on Hobsonville Point Secondary School. One of the three principles driving Hobsonville Point Secondary School (HPSS) curricular design…

Challenging Convention at Hobsonville Point Secondary School

Chris Sturgis December 31, 2018 No Comments

The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with a look at Hobsonville Point Secondary School. Co-construction, connection, and collaboration are the name of the game at Hobsonville Point Secondary…

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