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Top 10 CompetencyWorks Blog Posts of 2020
January 1, 2021
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning
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, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Engage Community, Evaluate Quality, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning
Education Domain Blog
New Stimulus Bill Puts K-12 Education on the Road to Recovery
December 22, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, Increase Access to Broadband
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, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning
Education Domain Blog
How Vermont Is Strengthening Local Assessment Systems
December 10, 2020
Issue(s): Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Engage Community, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Support Professional Learning
Competency-Based Education in Harrisburg, South Dakota
December 9, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning
Lessons from Tracking Student Flex Time in a Competency-Based High School
November 23, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Evaluate Quality, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction
Education Domain Blog
Examine the Purpose of Accountability
November 18, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
Flex-Mod Scheduling to Enable Competency-Based Learning
November 16, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction
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, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redefine Student Success, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
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): Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Engage Community, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Design for Educational Equity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Redefine Student Success, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
CompetencyWorks Releases Report on Professional Learning Strategies to Strengthen Local Assessment Systems for Proficiency-Based Education
October 27, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Develop Educator Capacity
How Standards-Based Grading Led Us to Empower, Part 2: The Power of Evidence
October 23, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning
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, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redefine Student Success, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
Education Domain Blog
The Learner Promise: A Paradigm Shift Whose Time Has Come
October 22, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction, State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Develop Educator Capacity, Fund Innovation, Redefine Student Success
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, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction
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, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning