Competency-Based Education

How Can You Truly Meet Students Where They Are?

Guest Author

May 16, 2016

By: Karla Phillips. Meeting students where they are in education may mean redesigning schools away from an age-based grade level system into a competency-based one.

Competency-Based Education

Building a Movement from Within for Competency-Based Education

Guest Author

May 15, 2016

By: Patrice Glancey. In transitioning a school to competency-based education, an educator and curriculum consultant shares how the fire of change must start from within with teacher-leaders.

Leadership

Five Things for Big Districts to Think About

Chris Sturgis

May 13, 2016

After speaking with district leaders, here are five thoughts on how big districts can move forward toward personalized, competency-based education.

Competency-Based Education

The Role of Performance Monitoring in Competency-Based Education

Guest Author

May 12, 2016

By: Jason Ellingson. Competency-based learning may resolve some of the concerns with current approaches to performance monitoring being publicly displayed.

Personalized Learning

What Is The Foundation of Personalized Learning?

Guest Author

May 12, 2016

By: Courtney Belolan. In order for learner-centered proficiency-based systems to work, the learning community culture needs to nurture and sustain these three elements.

EdTech

EdTech 10: 20 Years from Now, Learning Will Look Like This

Getting Smart Staff

Feb 24, 2016

This week’s EdTech 10 is inspired by the predictions and energy from the voices and positivity generated from our exploration of what learning will look like in the year 2035.

Personalized Learning

Taking Competency-Based Learning to the Masses: Sanborn Leads Competency Design Studio

Guest Author

Dec 29, 2015

Here is your invitation to collaborate with some of the most innovative and forward-thinking school districts in the country to redesign and reimagine schools to meet the needs of all learners.

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Top 15 CompetencyWorks Blogs of 2015

Guest Author

Dec 25, 2015

The new year means new reading lists. So as the year comes to a close, CompetencyWorks, leaders when it comes to competency-based learning, shares their top 15 blogs of 2015 that should be on your reading list before the new year.

Personalized Learning

Grade Level What?

Guest Author

Dec 24, 2015

By: Jim Goodell. It’s not new that high schools determine a student’s grade level based on credits earned rather than age or cohort. What is new is the growth in options that allow student to advance at their own pace and earn college credit while in high school.

Personalized Learning

The 7C’s to College and Career Competency

Guest Author

Dec 16, 2015

7C's to College and Career Competency, a foundational model that can be used from the classroom to district level for organization of instruction to authenticate and personalized learning.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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