September 1, 2016 by Candice Rettie

I’ve been thinking about how to present the topic of eligibility for accreditation.  The answer came when my husband and I made a recent day-trip that included two round-trip ferry rides.  For ferries and for accreditation the determinants of success are quality and competence, not size or longevity. Let me tell you a bit more about […]

Read the full article 

August 9, 2016 by Candice Rettie

This was another one of those challenging blogs for me.  Crosswalking the curriculum and evaluation is an important topic.  It makes sense and seems straight forward.  However, in practice it can quickly become complicated and overwhelmingly detailed.  As I found when trying to write this blog. There were way too many drafts that were too […]

Read the full article 

July 27, 2016 by Candice Rettie

Continuing the baking theme from the last curriculum blog – Have you ever watched The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) on PBS? It is an annual 10-week competition where amateur bakers demonstrate their craftsmanship with cakes, breads, pastries and desserts.  The contestants assemble for a few hours in the chilly British country-side under a large garden party […]

Read the full article 

July 26, 2016 by Candice Rettie

There is lots of news about the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympic games.  Will Rio be ready?  Will there be doping sanctions?  Which athletes are going to represent the United States?  After the CDC posted a Level 2 Alert in response to the threat from Zika, stellar US athletes in golf and soccer gave notice that […]

Read the full article 

July 19, 2016 by Candice Rettie

I had been struggling with how to present the topic of learning objectives…  actually I’d been actively avoiding it for weeks.  The house sparkled, professional articles were read, novels finished, gardens weeded, family vacations planned, family and friends visited, desk cleared, new to-do-list begun… You get the idea. I wrote and deleted at least five […]

Read the full article 

July 15, 2016 by Candice Rettie

Current events continue to offer haunting stories of violence and destruction. Nevertheless, in the midst of tragedy, there continue to be acts of kindness, generosity, and mutual respect. What are the lessons to be learned that can make a real difference, now and in the future?  What does it take to “keep calm and carry […]

Read the full article 

July 4, 2016 by caffeine

This 4th of July weekend we were traveling from DC to Maryland’s Eastern Shore.  We were driving over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (a 4.3+ mile span over the Chesapeake Bay) in the middle of a torrential/hail rainstorm. Suddenly off to the south over open waters the sun broke through the clouds. A rainbow was born. […]

Read the full article 

June 29, 2016 by Candice Rettie

This will wrap up our discussion of the concept of curriculum. Future blogs will address objectives within the curriculum and how to crosswalk these concepts with the unique identity of your training program. Then we will move on to the subsequent Standards. Let’s briefly review what we’ve covered so far: The curriculum is the map […]

Read the full article 

June 20, 2016 by Candice Rettie

June 20 is the longest day of the year — the summer solstice. Over the eons, farmers celebrated the day as the transition from planting season to growing season.  For the ancients, the placement of the sun’s shadow could portend the future.  Always, people have celebrated the longer hours of sunlight, especially on the solstice.  We […]

Read the full article