Mastery Learning
Stories and research on the move to mastery learning.
A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning
Cult of Pedagogy Podcast's Jennifer Gonzalez welcomes Susie Bell (Executive Director, Programs) and member school educators to talk competency-based learning.
The Story Behind Pioneering the Nation’s First Mastery Transcript
Dr. Tyler Thigpen reflects on the school’s experience as one of MTC’s first members and pioneering the Mastery Transcript
A New Infrastructure for Learning Credentials
Our friends and partners at Getting Smart have been hosting a blog series to discuss Horizon 3 learning models. The series is curated by MTC Board Member Emeritus, Sujata Bhatt. In the latest post, A New Infrastructure for Learning Credentials, MTC CEO Mike Flanagan discusses how the accelerated adoption of personalized competency based learning is
MTC and ETS Leaders Discuss Skills for the Future with Getting Smart
Tom Vander Ark isn’t just a long time board member for MTC and advocate for our work–he’s also a podcaster! In the latest episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom interviews MTC CEO Mike Flanagan, and ETS Managing Director of Skills for the Future Laura Slover. In the lively discussion, Flanagan and Slover discuss a
School Administrator Magazine: The Move to Mastery Transcripts
For their December 2024 issue of School Administrator magazine, the team at AASA, invited MTC CEO Mike Flanagan and Chief Program Officer Susie Bell to discuss the following question: what does it look like when district leaders work to move beyond GPAs and credit hours? Mike and Susie discuss MTC’s digital records and how they
Compass Finds Its Way: Mastery Learning and State Testing
When standardized testing resumed after a two-year hiatus at Compass Community Collaborative School (grades 6-12), the scores were higher, much higher than before the pandemic. The school’s Executive Director, Jan Harrison, and her colleagues were not all that surprised with these encouraging data. After only a few years of implementing the school’s mastery-based learning program,
Giving Credit Where It’s Due: Education Reimagined with MTC Learning Record
Do you remember a learning experience outside of school that made a difference to you? Why did that experience matter? For me, the first thing that…
Parent Perspectives on Mastery Learning
Empowering. Motivating. Authentic. Meaningful…Don’t worry. These were the closing sentiments of MTC parents in our last talkback of 2021. At 6pm ET on Thursday, December 2, caregivers from Wisconsin to Connecticut and the Bay Area gathered virtually to discuss their students’ journeys to mastery learning, with an eye toward college and workforce success. Parents shared