November 2017 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up
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Here are the highlights from November 2017 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you have questions you want us to delve into!
CASE STUDIES AND SITE VISITS
Wisconsin Series
- Part 3 – Blair Elementary School
- Part 4 – Creating a Learner-Driven System in Waukesha (Part 1)
- Part 5 – Waukesha STEM Academy: Personalizing Instruction and Learning Experiences (Part 2)
- Part 6 – Waukesha STEM Academy: Rethinking Space, Time, and Reporting (Part 3)
- Part 7 – Waukesha STEM Academy’s Journey from ABC to the Learner Continuum (Part 4)
QUALITY AND EQUITY
Quality and Equity by Design Series
- Part 2 – Readiness for College, Career and Life: The Purpose of K-12 Public Education Today
- Part 3 – Why a Competency-Based System Is Needed: 10 Ways the Traditional System Contributes to Inequity
- Part 4 – How Competency-Based Education Differs from the Traditional System of Education
- Part 5 – Competency-Based Education and Personalized Learning Go Hand in Hand
NATIONAL SUMMIT
Update on the National CBE Summit November 8th
HIGHER EDUCATION
What’s New in Competency-Based Higher Education? by Natalie Abel
Have You Read the Recent Journal of Competency-Based Education?
Webinar on CBE Student Outcomes Metrics Framework
New Research Answers Whether Technology is Good or Bad for Learning by Michael Horn
EDUCATOR RESOURCES
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education? by Natalie Abel
REFLECTION
Steps Toward Maturity: Making Meaning of the Mindsets and Skills for Student Agency (Part 1)
Steps Toward Maturity: Introducing the Concept of Student Autonomy (Part 2)
Highlights from the CBE Leadership Forum at iNACOL17
POLICY
Are Non-Traditional Diplomas and Transcripts Barriers to Implementing Personalized Learning? by Karla Esparza-Phillips
AROUND THE WEB
Center for Collaborative Education
- 5 Things I Learned While Scoring Micro-credentials by Christina Kuriacose
Institute for Personalized Learning