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2015 Education Highlights in Policy and Practice

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Stan Freeda

2015 has been an exciting year for competency-based, blended, and online learning. We’ve witnessed breakthrough policies signed into law, hundreds of districts and schools shifting toward anew era of personalized learning, and an unwavering focus on doing what is best … Continue reading →

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10 Social Media Competencies for 21st Century Teachers

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Stan Freeda

Digital social networking is a game changer in the learning landscape. It is an invention that amounts in its importance and usefulness to the big inventions that marked all mankind history. In ancient times, cultures, in the absence of any … Continue reading →

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Steps to Help Schools Transform to Competency-Based Learning

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Stan Freeda

It’s no longer a given that if a child spends twelve years in school, he or she will learn enough to succeed in higher education or a career. To address this issue, some educators are taking bold measures to help … Continue reading →

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CompetencyWorks Releases New Report on Implementing Competency Education

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Stan Freeda

CompetencyWorks released a new report today: Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders, authored by Chris Sturgis, Principal of MetisNet. This paper describes effective district implementation strategies to convert traditional, one-size-fits-all models of education into more personalized, … Continue reading →

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Competency-Based Education Approaches in K-12 Schools: Building 21 Model

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Stan Freeda

Competency-based education (CBE) isn’t just gaining ground in higher ed: a number of K-12 educators from across the country are now embracing the approach—with promising results. In this first post of a two-part series, you’ll learn how educators from Philadelphia’s … Continue reading →

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Building Consensus and Momentum: A Policy and Political Landscape for K-12 Competency Education

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Stan Freeda

A growing number of states and districts have embraced competency education, a new approach to teaching and learning that has the potential to solve the nation’s workforce challenges. Competency learning emphasizes student mastery, rather than seat time, to ensure every … Continue reading →

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Implementing Competency Education with Resolute Leadership

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Stan Freeda

I work for the Sanborn Regional School District in New Hampshire, a district that was an early adopter of a K-12 competency education model, one that is now in its fifth year of implementation. My fellow administrative team members and … Continue reading →

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Competency Based Education Allows for Personalization and Equity

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Stan Freeda

CompetencyWorks is a leader in the field for sharing their learning and insights so to better inform system-building and policy development across the country. Below are a few of their most popular posts on system building and equity.  The first … Continue reading →

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An International Study in Competency Education: Postcards from Abroad

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Stan Freeda

New report highlights components of competency education in international practice A new report released today by CompetencyWorks, An International Study in Competency Education: Postcards from Abroad, seeks to highlight components of competency education in international practice and inform U.S. policymakers … Continue reading →

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5 Common Core priorities for the new school year

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Stan Freeda

As schools gear up to dive back into learning, states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards are outlining their priorities and are identifying their top goals for the standards. The Common Core State Standards have been, and continue … Continue reading →

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