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Waukesha STEM Academy: Personalizing Instruction and Learning Experiences (Part 2)

Chris Sturgis June 1, 2020 1 Comment

This article, originally posted at CompetencyWorks is based on site visits in 2017 on personalized, proficiency-based education in Wisconsin. Many people describe WSA as a STEM school or as a…

Waukesha STEM Academy: Rethinking Space, Time, and Reporting (Part 3)

Chris Sturgis June 1, 2020 1 Comment

This article, originally posted at CompetencyWorks is based on site visits in 2017 on personalized, proficiency-based education in Wisconsin. “Once you get a new iPhone, you can’t go back to…

Increasing Credits Earned at Initial Point High School

Chris Sturgis February 2, 2020 No Comments

This is the fourth post in a series on Mastery Education in Idaho. Links to the other articles in the series can be found below. Kuna School District in Idaho…

Quality Design Principle #9: Ensure Responsiveness

Chris Sturgis June 17, 2019 No Comments

“We don’t blink if you are at the second grade level when you are in the fourth grade. If teachers really understand the standards and the progressions that are needed…

Creating a Learner-Driven System in Waukesha (Part 1)

Chris Sturgis June 1, 2019 3 Comments

This article, originally posted at CompetencyWorks is based on site visits in 2017 on personalized, proficiency-based education in Wisconsin. I arrived early at Waukesha’s STEM Academy – Saratoga Campus (WSA).…

Waukesha STEM Academy’s Journey from ABC to the Learner Continuum (Part 4)

Chris Sturgis June 1, 0202 No Comments

This article, originally posted at CompetencyWorks is based on site visits in 2017 on personalized, proficiency-based education in Wisconsin. The transition of Waukesha STEM Academy (WSA) to a personalized, proficiency-based…

Tag: meeting students where they are

Waukesha STEM Academy: Personalizing Instruction and Learning Experiences (Part 2)

Waukesha STEM Academy: Rethinking Space, Time, and Reporting (Part 3)

Increasing Credits Earned at Initial Point High School

Quality Design Principle #9: Ensure Responsiveness

Creating a Learner-Driven System in Waukesha (Part 1)

Waukesha STEM Academy’s Journey from ABC to the Learner Continuum (Part 4)