An Introduction to the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education

This paper provides an overview of the goals of the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education, the four papers that form the basis of discussion at the Summit, and a glossary of terms used in the four papers.

CompetencyWorks is hosting the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education in Denver, Colorado on June 21-23, 2017. The Summit is invitation-only and will convene 100 leading innovators and experts to move the field of competency-based education through the next generation of ideas and actionable outcomes, with a with a strong focus on equity.

Review the National CBE Summit papers that explore key issues:

• In Pursuit of Equality: A Framework for Equity Strategies in Personalized, Competency-Based Education
• Meeting Students Where They Are
• Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education
• In Search of Efficacy: Defining the Elements of Quality in a Competency-Based Education System