Pittsburgh Real World Learning
[…] in Alaska, California and Colorado that represent different scaling challenges from demographics to charters and comprehensive systems. Starting with some of the first district work nationally on competency-based/personalized learning in Alaska, Rebecca then helped design and create the first competency based high school. As a national consultant, she supported the most often cited CBE/PL […]
New Learning Models
How might we combine accelerated skill development with project-based and work-based learning? With New Learning Models, the learner experience is co-authored with students. Centered around personalized and competency-based learning, social-emotional learning and skill credentialing, New Learning Models link experiences to create new and emerging school architectures. New Learning Models is the heart of how […]
Podcast: Tom Rooney and Scott Rowe: Buildings are Closed, Learning Goes On!
[…] leveraging a learning platform to promote personalized learning with learning facilitator interventions where most valuable. Personalized professional learning: like Lindsay learners, the staff benefits from personalized and competency-based learning experiences. The decision to close schools in California was a local one, although when they made the decision, Rooney thought it would be two or […]
Town Hall Recap: What’s Next In Learning 2024
[…] portraits evolve within systems, communities, and learners themselves. We’ve released resources linked to this work and are eager to hear more from you about potential developments. Many competency-based systems are exploring educator and leader portraits, as well as self-portraits, which are critical. For example, Lindsay Unified School District is known for having competencies for […]
Podcast: Rebecca Midles on Mobilizing Change to Meet Learners Where They Are
[…] Midles leads the school systems design team for Getting Smart. She works with districts and networks nationally to develop transformation initiatives. She’s a nationally recognized expert in competency-based systems having kickstarted efforts in four states. Midles grew up in Washington and headed north to Alaska to make a difference. A presentation from the now […]
Podcast: Getting Smart on the Innovation Opportunity
[…] where they are. There is also an opportunity to help high school students develop new forms of evidence that help them pursue post-secondary plans. Many call this competency-based education (CBE). These three opportunities–SEL, PBL, CBE–can be incorporated into plans for learning at school and at home this call. It’s a chance to develop schools […]
Marni Baker Stein on What’s Next For Higher Education
[…] worked for educational institutions in the U.S. and abroad on the development and administration of pioneering high school, undergraduate, graduate, continuing, and professional programming models delivered through competency-based, online, and hybrid formats. She was selected by the Department of Education to serve as a member of the National Technical Working Group charged with expanding […]
Jeb Bush on Digital Learning Now!
[…] and moved quickly and efficiently to remote learning. (See Episode 255, a conversation with Broward CAO Dan Gohl.) We appreciate Governor Bush’s leadership on digital and competency-based learning. Listen in as Tom talks to Governor Bush about the infrastructure needed to support personalized and digital learning. Key Takeaways: Jeb Bush shares his take […]
Town Hall Recap: Badging & Credentialing
[…] and both the vision and the experience to help us better understand the broader landscape. David shared about his recently published white paper which discusses how a competency-based badging infrastructure is “Measuring and recording learner mastery of competencies and reporting on that mastery by awarding learners badges that are accredited by an independent body […]
Podcast: Peter Janzow on the Digital Credential Revolution
[…] This Episode: Peter Janzow Winterlake Press Pearson VUE Credly ACE/Credly Working Transcript Project Twitter @Credly Twitter @PJanzow For more see: Leading the Show What You Know Revolution: Digital Credentials From Credly How the Micro-Credential Revolution is Transforming Professional Learning Podcast: Iveta Brigis on Talent Development Show What You Know: A Landscape Analysis of Competency-Based Education
