CompetencyWorks | February 2021

February 25, 2021

 

CompetencyWorks - An Initiative of the Aurora Institute

This monthly newsletter shares the latest CompetencyWorks blog posts and Aurora Institute resources, providing thought leadership and practical lessons learned from the field to support transformation toward personalized, competency-based K-12 schools and systems.
New Educational Equity Resources to Transform Schools and Systems

New Educational Equity Resources to Transform Schools and Systems 

Equity strategies in competency-based education must be pursued proactively. This blog post provides an overview of new resources from three organizations focused on inclusive school redesign, diversifying the educator workforce, and transforming assessment and accountability systems.
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A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 1 – Initial (mis)Steps and the “Aha!” Moment

In this first part of a four-part blog series, Ashley Ferrara shares her journey from reluctant to passionate mastery-based math teacher with insights and tools she developed at NYC’s Academy for Software Engineering, a Mastery Collaborative school.
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A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 1 – Initial (mis)Steps and the “Aha!” Moment
A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 2 – Refining Mastery Skills and Assessment Strategies

A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 2 – Refining Mastery Skills and Assessment Strategies

Ashley Ferrara’s mastery-based math journey continues! In Part 2, she discusses refining her competencies and how she teaches and assesses one-time versus repeating content.
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A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 3 – Moving Away From “Covering” Everything
In Part 3, Ashley Ferrara discusses making her algebra curriculum mastery-based, moving away from feeling she had to “cover” everything, and still preparing students for the state tests.
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A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 3 – Moving Away From “Covering” Everything
A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 4 – Embracing Problem-Solving and Further Refining Mastery Skills
A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 4 – Embracing Problem-Solving and Further Refining Mastery Skills
The mastery-based math series wraps up with Ashley Ferrara explaining how she transitioned entirely to a problem-solving approach and removed all content-specific language from her mastery skills.
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Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement
Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement
In this webinar, Laureen Avery, Marsha Jones, Sara Marr, and Derek Wenmoth offered guidance for promoting student engagement, agency, and a sense of connecting and belonging in a post-COVID world. Their presentations were based on the recent Aurora Institute issue brief by the same title that offered action steps for school leaders.
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Wishing good health to you and your families, schools, and communities.

Eliot Levine and Susan Patrick
Aurora Institute CompetencyWorks

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About CompetencyWorks

CompetencyWorks is an initiative that provides information and knowledge about competency-based education in the K-12 education system. Drawing on lessons learned by innovators and early adopters, CompetencyWorks is an online resource for sharing knowledge, original research and policy advances, and a variety of field perspectives. CompetencyWorks provides an informative blog with practitioner knowledge on key topics and papers on emerging issues, with resources curated from across the field of K-12 competency-based education.
Contact: Eliot Levine
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