June CompetencyWorks Catch-Up
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Here are the highlights from June 2016 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you have questions you want us to delve into!
SITE VISITS AND CASE STUDIES
Melrose Public Schools
EQUITY SERIES
- Part 1 – Addressing Equity Issues in Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
- Part 2 – How Competency Education Drives Equity
- Part 3 – How Misconceptions About Competency Education Could Undermine Equity
- Part 4 – Tackling Issues of Equity in Personalized Learning
- Part 5 – 6 Ways to Eliminate Attribution Error on the Path to Equity in Competency-Based Systems
- Part 6 – 8 Ways Blended Districts Can Implement a Competency-Based Structure
- Part 7 – Time Matters: How We Use Flexible Time to Design Higher and Deeper Learning
- Part 8 – 5 Reasons Why Competency Education Can Lead Us to Improved Quality and More Equity
EDUCATOR RESOURCES
Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Constant Feedback by Courtney Belolan
Culture and Climate by Hanna Attafi
What Does it REALLY Mean to Do Standards-Based Grading? (Part 1)
What Does it REALLY Mean to Do Standards-Based Grading? (Part 2)
RESEARCH
Contributing Factors and Measurable Outcomes of Student-Centered Learning (Students at the Center)
PRINCIPAL AND SUPERINTENDENT PERSPECTIVES
The Tip of the Iceberg by Jonathan Vander Els
POLICY UPDATES
From Compliance to Continuous Improvement: Accountability, Assessments and Next Generation Workforce with ESSA by Susan Gentz (iNACOL)
AROUND THE WEB
What’s New in K-12 Competency Education? by Natalie Abel
Springpoint
- Moving from Theory to Practice: Designing a New Competency-Based High School by Danny Medved and Lisa Simms
- Developing a Competency-Based ELA Classroom by Stephanie Price
SparkAction
- Show You Know it: Scenes from a Performance-Based High School by Janaisa Walker
Getting Smart
- How Can You Truly Meet Students Where They Are? by Karla Phillips