Moving Forward toward Mastery at Kuna School District
This is the third post in a series on Mastery Education in Idaho. Links to the other articles in the series can be found below. During my visit to Synergy…
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The Sharp Ones: A Few Takeaways from Idaho
This is the tenth article in the series on Mastery Education in Idaho. Links to the other articles can be found below. Oh, there is so much to learn in…
Still Learning from Delivering on the Promise
It continues to be a pleasure to read the story of Chugach School District’s journey of transformation described in Delivering on the Promise: The Education Revolution (DeLorenzo, Battino, Schreiber, and…
16 Quality Principles to Guide Implementation to Competency-Based Education
If you are just starting out or are midway in your process of making the transition to personalized, mastery learning, it might help you to read Quality Principles for Competency-Based…
Ten Flaws in the Traditional System
The traditional system is simply not designed to produce the goals we have set for it, or that our children, communities and nation so desperately need and deserve. There are…
Ten Distinguishing Features of Competency-Based Education
Across the country, schools, districts and states are replacing the traditional, time-based structure with one that is designed to help each student reach proficiency. Competency-based education is a system designed…
Quality Design Principle #1: Purpose-Driven
“Our community told us they wanted their children to be lifelong learners. We had to ask ourselves, what are we doing in our classrooms to help them be lifelong learners?…
Quality Design Principle #2: Commit to Equity
“We aren’t just trying to close the achievement gap. That’s using a deficit model. When we started designing the school, we wanted to have a place where students discover the…
Quality Design Principle #3: Nurture a Culture of Learning and Inclusivity
“Kids don’t say, ‘I’m so stoked to make this standard today.’ They come to school because people care, there is meaningful and relevant curriculum and clear learning targets. We need…
Quality Design Principle #4: Foster the Development of a Growth Mindset
“It starts with a growth mindset that values all of us as works in progress. It’s the joy of learning that motivates all of us to do our best. We…