April 2017 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up
CompetencyWorks Blog
Here are the highlights from April 2017 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading!
SITE VISITS AND CASE STUDIES
CBE in Chicago
- Part 1 – CBE in Chicago
- Part 2 – Leap Innovations – Learning Exponentially for Advancing Potential
- Part 3 – Loving Learning at Lovett Elementary
- Part 4 – Personalizing Learning at West Belden
- Part 5 – Getting Results at Lindblom
- Part 6 – Servant to Two Masters: Balancing Skills and Content at Lindblom
- Part 7 – Juarez Community Academy: When Big Schools Become Competency-Based
HIGHER EDUCATION
What’s New in Competency-Based Higher Education? by Natalie Abel
REFLECTION
POLICY UPDATES
The Illinois CBE Initiative: Overview and Reflections
EDUCATOR RESOURCES
Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Exceeding is More Work by Courtney Belolan
Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: A Move to Increase Agency by Courtney Belolan
Five Lessons from a Social Studies Teacher: How Competency-Based Education Has Been a Game Changer by Donna Harvey-Moseley
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education? by Natalie Abel
PRINCIPAL, ADVISOR, AND SUPERINTENDENT PERSPECTIVES
Student Focused Learning in Springdale, Arkansas
- Part 1 – Springdale, Arkansas: A Tradition of Innovation and Future of Opportunity by James Rickabaugh
- Part 2 – Building Learning Momentum at Springdale’s School of Innovation by James Rickabaugh
- Part 3 – Finding Time and Providing Support for Student-Driven Learning by James Rickabaugh
AROUND THE WEB
Center for Collaborative Education
Getting Smart
- Personalized Learning Worth Fighting For by Karla Esparza-Phillips and Ace Parsi
- What Does Personalized Learning Mean for Teachers? by Staff Writer
Christensen Institute
- How to Create Higher Performing, Happier Classrooms in 7 Moves: A Playbook for Teachers by Heather Staker
- Why Teachers Should Free Up Their Time by Heather Staker
AYPF
- When Young People Had a Vote in Decisions about Their Own Programs by Tony Sarmiento