Competency-Based Education
EdTech 10: It’s an Amazing Time to be an Educator
In this week's edition, we share stories around how amazing it is right now to be an educator, with new school models and edtech tools available that support and benefit student success.
Reclaiming Assessment for Deeper Learning
By: Dennis Udall. More about education leaders who are catalyzing innovative approaches to assessment that encourage observing, collecting and interpreting evidence of deeper learning.
EdTech 10: Tool Time
This week’s round-up of top edtech stories is rich with announcements regarding new tools for schools to explore for the fall.
1Up on Grades
By: Mitch Weisburgh. Three education leaders who are active in the game-based learning movement share their thoughts about leaderboards and competency-based learning in schools.
How Can You Truly Meet Students Where They Are?
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.
Building a Movement from Within for Competency-Based Education
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.
Five Things for Big Districts to Think About
After speaking with district leaders, here are five thoughts on how big districts can move forward toward personalized, competency-based education.
The Role of Performance Monitoring in Competency-Based Education
By: Jason Ellingson. Competency-based learning may resolve some of the concerns with current approaches to performance monitoring being publicly displayed.
What Is The Foundation of Personalized Learning?
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 10: 20 Years from Now, Learning Will Look Like This
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.