Competency-Based Education
iNACOL Calls for a Comprehensive Policy Redesign
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released "Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learning" this July, a report stating that it will take a "comprehensive policy redesign" to move toward performance-based learning models beyond traditional K-12 advancement.
The Future of Learning: Personalized, Adaptive, and Competency-Based
A Getting Smart white paper on the shift to digital, highly personalized and competency-based future of learning, and how Intelligent Adaptive Learning™ approximates human levels of coaching for ultimate personalized learning.
iNACOL Calls for a Comprehensive Policy Redesign
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released "Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learning" July, a report stating that it will take a "comprehensive policy redesign" to move toward competency-based learning beyond traditional K-12 advancement.
It's Not a Matter of Time
Chris Sturgis highlights two papers from iNACOL and questions how disruptive innovation theories apply to goods and services where there is a market failure, i.e. education.
Do the Classroom Flip: Humanizing School Through Technology
Chris Sturgis discusses many of the advancements in regards to technology in the classroom.
It’s Not a Matter of Time
CCSSO and iNACOL believe that it is not a matter of time. Their summit in Denver highlights a system that has clear expectations, robust instructional options and verifies that students have met the expectations.
iNACOL Report: Clearing the Path for Innovation
"Competency-based approaches offer a new value proposition for our education system," according to Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL.
On Merit Badges
The Common Core creates a great opportunity to rethink school. By defining competency clusters and related groups of assessments, ‘merit badges’ could replace courses, credits and seat time matriculation.
Why Standards-Based Gradebooks & What Next?
Standards-Based grade books can help ensure quality instruction and assessments for our students as long as there is a level of flexibility and rigor
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator
Lisa Nielsen is a New York-based educator. Her analysis of Walter McKenzie's "A Practical Action Plan for Transforming Education" first appeared in her blog, The Innovative Educator.