JumpRope Core Values
Last month we shared a look back and a look ahead for JumpRope. Jesse and Justin spent some time talking with me about what they see as...
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Thoughts and updates from our staff and community.
Sara Needleman
- Nov 8, 2019
- 4 min
Building on 10 Years of Lessons Learned
As we step firmly into our second decade of being JumpRope, we thought it would be good to look back at where we’ve been and also look...
Jesse Olsen
- May 24, 2019
- 3 min
Sharing our Product Roadmap
As the 2018-19 school year comes to an end, I'd like to take some time to share our product plans and roadmap over the summer and into...
Sara Needleman
- Dec 4, 2018
- 5 min
JumpRope's Proficiency-Based Transcript: Wisdom from Some Pioneers, Part 4 in a 4-Part Series
I believe firmly that we have a great deal to learn from careful consideration of history. The short history of the proficiency movement...
Sara Needleman
- Nov 27, 2018
- 2 min
JumpRope’s Proficiency-Based Transcript: The School Profile, Part 3 in a 4-Part Series
In my last post, I shared that, the New England Secondary School Consortium tells us “College admissions staff members consider school...
Sara Needleman
- Oct 9, 2018
- 5 min
JumpRope’s Proficiency-Based Transcript: Making the Case, Part 2 in a 4-Part Series
Districts and schools that choose to use a proficiency-based transcript for their college-bound students have nothing to fear. I...
Sara Needleman
- Sep 19, 2018
- 3 min
JumpRope’s Proficiency-Based Transcript, Part 1 in a 4-part series
More than any other document generated by a high school, the transcript can feel like the 23 pairs of chromosomes in a typical human...
Megh Rounds
- Aug 8, 2018
- 4 min
An Inside Peek at a Public School Shifting to the PBE Model - Part Three: Classroom Practice
Editor's Note: This is the final post in a three-part series. The first, Collaboration, can be found here. The second, Reassessment and...
Courtney Smith
- Jul 16, 2018
- 4 min
Putting Philosophy and Proficiency into Practice - Part 3
Editor's note: This is part three in a multi-part series. Please see part one here and part two here. Courtney is a teacher at...
Sara Needleman
- Jun 18, 2018
- 3 min
Summer Wishes: Some Ideas to Share with Administrators for What To Do (and What Not To Do)
It’s almost here. As you daydream about the possibilities for shorter work days, extended weekends, time to see your family and friends,...
Sara Needleman
- Mar 16, 2018
- 4 min
Looking at the Ingredients, Not at the Label - Part 2
(part 2 in a multi-part series) Way back in December I wrote Looking at the Ingredients, Not at the Label, a post asking all of us to...
Megh Rounds
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
An Inside Peek at a Public School Shifting to the PBE Model - Part Two: Reassessment and Redesign
Editor's Note: This is the second post in a three-part series. The first, Collaboration, can be found here. Look for part III in the...
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