Posts by: Chris Sturgis

Waukesha STEM Academy’s Journey from ABC to the Learner Continuum (Part 4)

by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learninggrading and transcriptsmastery-basedmeeting students where they aremiddle schoolperformance-basedpersonalized learningproficiency-basedschool cultureSTEMstudent agency

This article, originally posted at CompetencyWorks is based on site visits in 2017 on personalized, proficiency-based education in Wisconsin.

The transition of Waukesha STEM Academy (WSA) to a personalized, proficiency-based system didn’t happen overnight. Principal James Murray and the team at WSA started down this road in 2010,….. Read More

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Locations: Wisconsin

University of Maine at Presque Isle: Moving at the Speed of Light

by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learninghigher educationmastery-basedperformance-basedproficiency-based

This is the first in a series on the University of Maine at Presque Isle that has been adapted from the original article posted at CompetencyWorks in 2016.

I’m a newbie when it comes to understanding competency education in institutions of higher education (IHE). At the highest level,….. Read More

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Locations: Maine

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All the photos of students actively engaged in learning are courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action.

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