More than 400 District 51 teachers and staff filled Palisade High School Monday to learn about a "foundational shift" to education in the 21,000-student school district — performance-based learning.

The Higher Learning Commission (UW’s accrediting body) offers this definition of assessment: “Effective assessment is best understood as a strategy for understanding, confirming, and improving student ...

When performance-based learning is fully implemented, every classroom will be made up of students who are progressing through the curriculum at their own pace and demonstrating how they've mastered it ...

What is Place-based Learning? Place-based learning is an instructional approach that focuses on developing student’s sense of place and learning through exploring their environment. Thus, most ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...