2011 Competency Based Learning Education Learning 
A Principal's Reflections
JANUARY 8, 2023
Over the years, the state of Utah has provided me with a plethora of opportunities to work with schools on Personalized Competency-Based Learning ( PCBL ). In Shawn Berry’s 8th-grade math class, I observed students writing down individual learning goals for the lesson based on unpacked standards in the form of learning targets.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 5, 2023
I hear frequently from those in business that younger employees, directly out of K-12 or higher education, are looking for direction. The rigid structure of the traditional K-12 education system leaves little room for students to engage in real-world problem-solving scenarios. They should be.
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Turning Learning On Its Head
MARCH 13, 2016
During the 2007-2008 school year, Aaron Sams and I pioneered the flipped class model of education. In 2011, a group of educators met at the Competency Based Learning Summit. During that Summit, the leaders identified five key tenets of Competency Based Learning (CBL): Students advance upon mastery.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 1, 2021
A big idea driving Khan Academy is a belief in “mastery learning”—that students should show proficiency in one set of materials before moving on to the next. The nonprofit’s latest push to make mastery learning mainstream involves partnering with school districts who adopt Khan Academy’s materials and platform. How is that part going?
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools serve as examples of how forward-thinking leadership can transform learning. As the superintendent in Piedmont, a rural district in northeast Alabama, Akin and his team have worked hard to provide all students with an education that prepares them for the modern global economy.
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools serve as examples of how forward-thinking leadership can transform learning. As the superintendent in Piedmont, a rural district in northeast Alabama, Akin and his team have worked hard to provide all students with an education that prepares them for the modern global economy.
Education Elements
JUNE 8, 2016
The Jaquelin Hume Foundation’s mission is to accelerate the implementation of high quality blended/personalized learning in America’s schools. All the while, it was obvious to me that urgent measures had to be taken to radically transform the educational opportunities America’s children had as they entered the 21st century.
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