Reflection and accountability at center of student-led conferences in Pittsfield
Pittsfield Middle High School uses student-led conferences to engage parents in students' self-reflection and goal setting.
NH leads the way, but competency-based ed is catching on in...
New Hampshire started its move toward competency-based education over 10 years ago. Most recently, school districts who choose to do it have participated in...
Implementing competency-based learning the New Hampshire way
Education Next featured an in-depth report on competency-based education in New Hampshire and how the state is leading the nation in innovative educational models....
When it comes to student achievement, demographics need not be destiny
The Union Leader's David Solomon has done a major two-part followup, the most extensive reporting done to date, on the annual Smarter Balanced Assessment...
Sanborn Regional High School principal: competency-based education has transformed my school
Sanborn Regional High School principal Brian Stack - together with the school's teachers, administrators and students - has transformed the learning culture of SRHS....
When students are accountable for their learning, they’re more engaged and...
The Notebook, a news service for Philadelphia's public schools, featured an excellent primer on project-based learning and assessment--two important pieces of the student-centered learning...
This Maine teacher shows how multiple chances to demonstrate competency can...
Courtney Belolan, a teacher and teaching coach in Maine's RSU 2 school district, which serves communities north of Augusta, explains how student-centered learning can...
Sanborn Regional School District praised as ‘leader in education’ by Governor...
Sanborn Regional School District was recently awarded $100,000 by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation for its commendable work in competency-based education and personalized learning,...
Student-centered assessments put learners’ strengths first
In the Maine classrooms of RSU 2, the school districts serving several communities near Augusta, instructional coach Courtney Belolan helps teachers use a different...
Not your average summer school: Pittsfield Middle High School offers engaging,...
Summer school usually gives students a feeling of angst. But Pittsfield Middle High School, in its commitment to anytime, anywhere learning, has transformed the idea...
