Unpacking competency recovery
In New Hampshire—the only state thus far to eliminate the Carnegie Unit and mandate competency-based education statewide—high schools are embracing competency recovery. Competency recovery is, […]
In New Hampshire—the only state thus far to eliminate the Carnegie Unit and mandate competency-based education statewide—high schools are embracing competency recovery. Competency recovery is, […]
Oct 9, 2013
This is the second part of a two-part blog. For part one, please click here. As noted in part one of this blog, efficacy and […]
Oct 7, 2013
The recent actions of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the accrediting body for the North Central United States region, essentially shut down Tiffin College’s partnership with Altius […]
Oct 3, 2013
Marketing professionals have for some time relied heavily on demographic data and sophisticated analytics to segment markets and predict demand. These methods can indicate strong […]
Oct 3, 2013
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting a competency-based high school called Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA) in Roxbury, Mass. A number of […]
Oct 2, 2013
Motivating students is hard. Surveyed teachers recently ranked motivation as their number one biggest struggle with students. Fortunately, good theory can make it easier. In […]
Oct 1, 2013
Netflix is often held up as a classic example of disruption. Netflix put Blockbuster out of business because it offered consumers a less expensive way […]
Oct 1, 2013
Devin Bean, a research assistant at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. It is based on a report by the Clayton Christensen Institute titled, “Seize the ACA: […]
Sept 26, 2013