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Top 10 CompetencyWorks Blog Posts of 2020
January 1, 2021
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
Education Domain Blog
Top 10 Posts of 2020
December 29, 2020
Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Aurora Institute Symposium, Federal Policy, State Policy
National Research Convening on Building the Evidence Base for K-12 Personalized Learning: Overview and Session Materials
December 23, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Evaluate Quality, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community
Education Domain Blog
New Stimulus Bill Puts K-12 Education on the Road to Recovery
December 22, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Increase Access to Broadband, Design for Educational Equity
U.S. Department of Education Announces Grants to Advance Education Research With Digital Learning Platforms
December 22, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality
Scheduling for Personalized Competency-Based Education: Book Review and Reflections on Equity
December 17, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction
Education Domain Blog
How Vermont Is Strengthening Local Assessment Systems
December 10, 2020
Issue(s): Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Engage Community
Competency-Based Education in Harrisburg, South Dakota
December 9, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
Lessons from Tracking Student Flex Time in a Competency-Based High School
November 23, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
Education Domain Blog
Examine the Purpose of Accountability
November 18, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments
Flex-Mod Scheduling to Enable Competency-Based Learning
November 16, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
Education Domain Blog
What Does Attendance Mean in the COVID-19 Era? New Issue Brief Offers Analysis and Recommendations
November 13, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time
Education Domain Blog
Rethink Assessment and Address the Need for Balanced Systems of Assessments for Measuring Student Learning
November 12, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments
How Will Your Research Narrate Our History?
November 4, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Evaluate Quality
Education Domain Blog
Aurora 2020 Virtual Symposium Day 1 Wrap Up
October 27, 2020
Issue(s): Redefine Student Success, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community, Design for Educational Equity
CompetencyWorks Releases Report on Professional Learning Strategies to Strengthen Local Assessment Systems for Proficiency-Based Education
October 27, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
How Standards-Based Grading Led Us to Empower, Part 2: The Power of Evidence
October 23, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field
Education Domain Blog
Grading Policies Need to Be Re-Examined to Support the Shift to Competency-Based Education
October 23, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time
Education Domain Blog
The Learner Promise: A Paradigm Shift Whose Time Has Come
October 22, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Design for Educational Equity, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Develop Educator Capacity, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Fund Innovation, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency
Education Domain Blog
Move Away from Seat Time Credits to Awarding Credit Based on Demonstrated Mastery
October 22, 2020
Issue(s): Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time
How Standards-Based Grading Led Us to Empower, Part 1: The Tyranny of 82%
October 21, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field
Education Domain Blog
States Can Support Blended, Competency-Based Learning as an Entry Point for Innovation
October 20, 2020
Competency-Based Education Sessions at the 2020 Aurora Institute Symposium
October 14, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency