Resources

Articles and White Papers

"High School & the Future of Work." XQ America: The Super School Project. While directed toward state policymakers, this is a helpful guide of what needs to change when shifting to a CBE school/district. Fall 2018.

"In Search of Efficacy: Defining the Elements of Quality in a Competency-Based Education System." Chris Sturgis, with contributions from Natalie Abel. June 2017.

"Meeting Students Where They Are." Antonia Rudenstine, Sydney Shaef, Dixie Bacallao. June 2017.

Blogs / Blog Entries

"From Soil to the Sun: CBE as a Blended Pedagogy Journey." Adam Watson, 3/20/18.

For other CBE tagged entries from Watson's blog "Edtech Elixirs," click here.

"Continuum of Voice: What it Means for the Learner." Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey. Personalize Learning, 1/10/16. Has a great Sylvia Duckworth graphic!

Ready for Success blog. Part of the American Institutes for Research's "College and Career Readiness and Success Center" website. In addition to many competency-based education entries (tagged here), the blog discusses topics such as transition readiness and career and technical education (CTE) pathways.

Books

Breaking with Tradition: The Shift to Competency-Based Learning in PLCs at Work. Brian M. Stack and Jonathan G. Vander Els. 2018.

Competency-Based Education: A New Architecture for K-12 Schooling. Rose Colby. 2017.

Transforming Schools: Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards. Bob Lenz with Justin Wells and Sally Kingston. 2015.

What School Could Be. Ted Dintersmith. 2018.

Websites

CompetencyWorks. A project of iNACOL. https://www.competencyworks.org/

EdLeader 21. "A national network of school and district leaders focused on integrating the 4 C's (critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity) into education." http://www.edleader21.com/

Envision Education. An educational organization that were one of the first to begin CBE in schools. Their story is detailed by Bob Lenz in Transforming Schools (see Books above). https://envisionschools.org/

iNACOL. An ongoing series of international conferences as well as a wealth of resources on CBE, effective blended learning practices, and more. https://www.inacol.org/

Miles With Lyles. Julia Lyles, an elementary teacher at SCPS's Heritage Elementary, shares her journey in creating a personalized learning classroom. https://sites.google.com/shelby.kyschools.us/julialyles