February 2018 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up
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Here are the highlights from February 2018 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you have questions you want us to delve into!
CASE STUDIES AND SITE VISITS
Catch Up on Kettle Moraine’s Approach to Personalized Learning
EQUITY
Quality and Equity by Design Series
- Part 14 – 3 Common Features of Competency-Based Systems that Meet Students Where They Are
- Part 15 – 6 Strategies to Navigate System Constraints in Competency-Based Education
- Part 16 – 4 Threshold Concepts for Policy to Tackle in the Long Term to Support Competency Education
- Part 17 – Ways that States Are Beginning the Shift to Competency-Based Education
ASSESSMENTS
Sign on to the 10 Principles of Building a High Quality System of Assessments
REFLECTION
Progressions? Trajectories? Continuum? Oh My!
Navigating the Nuances of Competency Education & Personalized Learning (Part 1)
Navigating the Nuances of Competency Education (Part 2)
Navigating the Nuances of Personalized Learning (Part 3)
iNACOL SYMPOSIUM
iNACOL Symposium Request for Presentation Proposals for Competency-Based Education
It’s Time to Submit Proposals to the CBE Strand at iNACOL
HIGHER EDUCATION
Congress Should Prioritize Innovation in Higher Ed. Here are Three Ways it Can. by Alana Dunagan
EDUCATOR RESOURCES
Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Dodging the Digital Poster by Seth Mitchell
Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: The Big Picture of Applied Learning by Courtney Belolan
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education? by Ashley Jones
AROUND THE WEB
Center for Collaborative Education
- 10 Questions for Educators to Reflect on Their Expectations for Students by Gary Chapin and Laurie Gagnon
Christensen Institute
- Why True Equity in Learning Depends on Proactive, Not Reactive, Design by Julia Freeland Fisher and Ace Parsi
iNACOL
- U.S. Department of Education Invites State Applications for a New Pilot on Innovative Systems of Assessments by Maria Worthen and Natalie Truong
- Next Generation Learning Models for English Language Learners by Natalie Truong
- Redesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning by Susan Patrick, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, and Dale Frost
- Three Big Questions for Evolving State Education Policy to Support Student-Centered Learning in 2018 by Maria Worthen
Next Generation for Learning Blog
- Our Quest to Personalize Competency-Based Learning in New Hampshire by Jonathan Vander Els and Debra Holloway