Building Rural Learning Pathways to Strengthen the Future of Community
[…] redesign. Consider a school redesign project in partnership with your community. Effective pathways will require rethinking existing program models if they are to serve all students. Introducing more personalized, competency-based and project-based approaches will allow for increased engagement and real-world learning to support entry and participation in the rural pathway models. Increase coaching support. Strong pathways […]
Innovative High School Schedules
[…] The Summit Learning platform allows for a high degree of self-directed learning. They also have 2-week expeditions between quarters (8 weeks/year). Building 21 is a network of competency-based high schools. Their central unit of design is a studio–a 6-12 week learning experience designed around a set of competencies. Each studio starts with a problem […]
The Future of Elementary Education: Literacy Launchpads that Ensure Literacy for All
[…] These educators have extensive training in evidence-based literacy strategies and have a deep understanding of how to support students in mastering foundational reading and writing skills. ● Competency-Based Assessment-Driven Instruction: The Launchpad utilizes frequent and thorough competency-based assessments to identify each student’s literacy strengths and weaknesses. This data guides the development of personalized, assessment-driven […]
How to Co-Design Curriculum: Fostering Inclusivity through Shared Family Narratives
By: Jimmy McCue Embark Education is a competency-based school driven by the authentic integration of learning in projects at our enterprise, Pinwheel Coffee and co-authored learning experiences. My own collaboration with a group of learners has brought a transformative and deeply personalized dimension to learning. Rather than design and ask my colleagues for feedback […]
Meet the Culture Hackers: Microcredentials Aren’t Just for Students
By: Robert Thornton. Harmony Public Schools takes a competency-based approach to professional learning by awarding microcredentials to reinforce the skill-sets they believe are critical to success across a variety of roles within their system.
Linking Global Knowledge, Project-Based Learning and the Pandemic: One School’s Journey
One school takes the opportunity to link project based learning, global competency and the pandemic to create a whole school project that links all subject areas.
Leaning into the Innovation Opportunity
[…] pushing every student to the next grade, there is an opportunity to meet students where they are and help them set goals for progress. Called mastery- or competency-based learning, it will be valuable to spend the first week back to school reconnecting with learners, diagnosing learning levels, and creating performance groups. Teaching each learner […]
What’s the EdTech Vaccine? 10 Design Principles
[…] and better tools. We could use more : Philanthropic funding for new school models (like NewSchoools Venture Fund, Walton’s Innovative Schools Program, and VELA); Sponsored partnerships between competency-based systems and edtech providers (like Lindsay USD and Empower and Latitude High and Headrush); Support for community conversations considering broader outcomes frameworks like Building Blocks from Turnaround and Portrait of […]
A Vision for Transformative Education
Read this excerpt from the upcoming book Worldwise Learning: A Teacher’s Guide to Shaping a Just, Sustainable Future.
The Great Education Unbundling and How Learning Will be Rebundled
[…] degree. In response to rising costs, new forms of higher ed have emerged around the edges. Twenty years ago, Western Governors University launched an affordable self-paced and competency-based model. Almost 10 years ago, massively open online courses (MOOC) broke onto the scene with free courses from the world’s best professors. Coursera was launched by two […]
