Free Framework

What is Competency-Based Education?

Hint: it's about more than just mastery. Check out our framework to see the many components.

Move beyond a simple CBE definition and towards successful implementation

Districts all around the country are trying to understand how to set a strong foundation for competency-based education. Our framework helps district leaders to focus on what really matters by breaking CBE planning down into actionable areas.

You'll think about:

Stakeholder input and when and how to include others
Student ownership of learning and its role in a CBE environment

Standards & assessment and how those change with a shift to mastery-based learning
What you need to think about in terms of infrastructure, tools and more