Competency-Based Education
20 Things States Should Do Now
Considering the opportunity provided by new tools and new schools, here are 15 things every state should do now.
New Horizon Report Insists Teachers Use Tech
Aside from being great content for your next Twitter chat, this year’s iteration of the NMC Horizon Report is a must-read for 21st century educators and education policy makers alike. Following is a summary of major points.
The Future of Learning: Compelling, Customized, Connected & Competency-Based
There is an emerging opportunity to boost student achievement and improve working for teachers here in the U.S--and a huge opportunity to expand access to quality learning to every young person on earth.
3 Things Principals Should Look for in 21st Century Classrooms
If your observation style is hands-off because traditional learning models permitted learners to be passive, it’s time to up the ante: get involved, talk with teachers and students, and become a co-learner and instructional coach.
i-Ready Math: Adaptive Learning for K-8 Math & Reading
Made up of two main components—an adaptive diagnostic and instruction that includes both student online and teacher-led instruction and mobile apps, i-Ready provides an engaging and visually appealing approach to learning.
Preparing Teachers For Deeper Learning
A Getting Smart white paper that outlines the attributes of next-generation teacher preparation with recommendations to support the development of teacher preparation and development systems.
Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning
Today Digital Promise and Getting Smart released “Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning: Competency-Based Teacher Preparation and Development.” This white paper outlines the attributes of next-generation teacher preparation and makes recommendations to support the development of teacher preparation and development systems.
Infographic: Competency-Based Teacher Prep & PD
This infographic, “Competency-Based Teacher Preparation & Professional Development,” outlines how the role of teachers is changing amid broader shifts to personalized, blended and deeper learning.
Assessing Deeper Learning: A Survey of Performance Assessment and Mastery – Tracking Tools
A Getting Smart report that outlines 12 key features of a performance based assessment system and barriers identified in obtaining better tools. This paper outlines platform necessities as Deeper Learning and the application of educational technology continues to progress.
Report Released on Deeper Learning Performance Assessment Tools
Getting Smart, with support from the Deeper Learning Student Assessment Initiative (DLSAI), comprised of the Asia Society, ConnectEd, Envision Education, and New Tech Network, released “Assessing Deeper Learning: A Survey of Performance Assessment and Mastery Tracking Tools.”