April 2018 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up
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Here are the highlights from April 2018 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you have questions you want us to delve into!
CASE STUDIES AND SITE VISITS
McComb, Mississippi
- Part 5 –Empowering Scholars at McComb’s Summit Elementary
- Part 6 – Starting with the Kindergarteners in McComb
- Part 7 – Starting the Journey to CBE at Otken Elementary School
- Part 8 – Supporting Practitioners in McComb
TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL PERSPECTIVES
Hiring for Cultural Responsiveness – A Necessary Consideration by Joseph Ellison
Unpacking Thinking: Empowering Students in Proficiency-Based Education by Deb Murphy and Eric Palleschi
SCIENCE OF LEARNING
Understanding the Pedagogy of a Learning Science to Nurture an Inclusive Learning Culture by Kathleen McClaskey
Discover the Learner – Building the Skills of Agency and Self-Advocacy using the UDL Lens by Kathleen McClaskey
Understanding and Meeting Learners Where They Are using the UDL Lens by Kathleen McClaskey
EDUCATOR RESOURCES
What’s New: What’s Happening in State Policy
Designing for Equity: Leveraging Competency-Based Education to Ensure All Students Succeed
AROUND THE WEB
Christensen Institute
- Personalized Learning Won’t Work without Personalized Supports by Julia Freeland Fisher
iNACOL
- International High School in Langley Park Creates a Learner-Driven System for English Language Learners in Maryland by Natalie Truong
- Case Study: Distinctive Schools Leads Personalized Learning for English Language Learners in Illinois and Minnesota by Natalie Truong
- UCLA Project Exc-EL Schools Design Learning Progressions for English Language Learners in Connecticut and New York by Natalie Truong
- Case Study: Lindsay High School Transforms Learning for English Language Learners with Personalized, Competency-Based Education in California by Natalie Truong
Mastery Collaborative