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Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand: Defining Lifelong Learning

December 11, 2018 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: assessment building blocks of learning competency-based learning international lifelong learning skills mastery-based performance-based personalized learning proficiency-based

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 system. Read the first article here.

Day by day,….. Read More

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Locations: New Zealand

Pt. England Primary: The Cherry or the Orchard

December 6, 2018 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: communication and community engagement competency-based learning international mastery-based performance-based personalized learning professional development proficiency-based

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 system. Read the first article here.

As I wrapped up the conversation with Russell Burt,….. Read More

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Locations: New Zealand

Pt. England Primary: Gifting Language

December 4, 2018 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: communication and community engagement competency-based learning international mastery-based performance-based personalized learning professional development proficiency-based

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 system. Read the first article here.

What a gift it was to enjoy a morning with Russell Burt at Pt…… Read More

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Pt. England Primary: Understanding Where Students Are

November 27, 2018 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learning curriculum and instruction international mastery-based performance-based personalized learning professional development proficiency-based teachers and teaching

This is the sixth 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 system. Read the first article here.

In addition to the Learn,….. Read More

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Pt. England Primary: Manaiakalani, The Hook from Heaven

November 20, 2018 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learning international mastery-based performance-based personalized learning proficiency-based

This is the fifth 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 system. Read the first article here.

A little background before I describe Pt…… Read More

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Pt. England Primary: Creating a Culture of Respect, Belonging and Learning

November 12, 2018 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learning growth mindset high school international mastery-based performance-based personalized learning proficiency-based school culture

This is the fourth 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 system. Read the first article here.

Everything starts with the value of respect at Pt…… Read More

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Pt. England Primary: Making Sense of the New Zealand Curriculum

November 8, 2018 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learning curriculum and instruction international mastery-based performance-based personalized learning proficiency-based

This is the third 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 system. Read the first article here.

Soon after Russell Burt,….. Read More

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Snaps from Aotearoa New Zealand

October 5, 2018 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learning federal policy international mastery-based performance-based personalized learning policy

This is the first 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 system. Aotearoa is the Māori word for New Zealand meaning ‘long white cloud,’ indicating one of the ways the ancestors traveling from the Pacific islands could identify land…… Read More

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Next Stop New Zealand

August 13, 2018 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learning mastery-based performance-based personalized learning proficiency-based

CompetencyWorks is heading to New Zealand in September to try to learn from how they think about learning, schools, and the system of education to push our thinking and spark our imagination of what is possible. Based on her experiences in 2016, Susan Patrick recommended that we turn to New Zealand to help us build a deeper understanding of what state systems and approaches might look like…… Read More

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

June 1, 0202 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learning grading and transcripts mastery-based meeting students where they are middle school performance-based personalized learning proficiency-based school culture STEM student agency

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 system didn’t happen overnight. Principal James Murray and the team at WSA started down this road in 2010,….. Read More

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Locations: Wisconsin