iNACOL PLUGGED IN 09.06.17
Dear Colleagues:
iNACOL released a new issue brief on State Policy & K-12 Competency-Based Education, which provides an overview of competency-based education, state policy recommendations and resources for policymakers who are ready to enable and support competency education. Download this Issue Brief and share it with your colleagues on Twitter:
The iNACOL Symposium announced its line-up of keynote speakers. If you haven’t yet registered to attend #inacol17, register here today.
Below are the latest events, news and trends shaping the future of K-12 education.
New from iNACOL’s Blog: Education Domain
State Policy & K-12 Competency-Based Education
The traditional, time-based K-12 education system is ill-equipped to prepare all students for success. Even with high school graduation rates at an all-time high (82%), graduates are entering college with 37% needing remediation, and only…
Recommendations for State Policymakers to Build Competency-Based Systems
Fully-developed, student-centered systems require significant shifts in policy and practice. They require the right balance of policies that create space for innovation and those that ensure equity with adequate supports and quality…
Leadership in Student-Centered, Equitable Learning Environments
Across the world, educators are transforming their schools to create more student-centered, equitable learning environments. Effective leadership is critical to the success and sustainability of this transformation. To better understand how…
What Does It Mean to Meet Students Where They Are?
At the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education, attendees participated in an in-depth exploration of the relational, pedagogical, and structural dimensions of meeting students where they are. It was organized…
Charting the Course for High Quality Personalized, Competency Education
At the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education, our hope was to advance ideas around quality in competency-based systems and lay the groundwork for what needs to happen to build high-quality personalized…
Upcoming iNACOL Events
September Leadership Webinar | Exploring Key Questions about Leadership in Student-Centered Learning Environments
September 13, 2017 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Learn more and register.
September Special Edition Webinar | Redefining Student Success in K-12 Education: Getting Started with “Profile of a Graduate” Conversations in Your Schools and Communities
September 20, 2017 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Learn more and register.
September Teacher Talk Webinar | How Teachers Can Create Authentic, Real-World, Personalized Learning Opportunities for Students
September 21, 2017 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET
Learn more and register.
iNACOL Symposium 2017
October 23-25, 2017 | Orlando, Florida
Theme: Personalizing Learning: Equity, Access, Quality
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Plugged In Headlines: Other News in Personalized, Competency-Based, Blended and Online Education
PACE Sees Early Evidence of Student Achievement Gains
Chris Sturgis, CompetencyWorks
Equity vs. Equality: 6 Steps Toward Equity
Shane Safir, Edutopia
Proficiency-Based Grading Takes Effect in Maine Schools
Linda Jacobson, Education Dive
Getting Smart Podcast | Demonstrating Mastery for Future Success
Getting Smart Staff
ESSA: State Pioneers in Personalized Educator Support
Tyler Barnett, KnowledgeWorks
So, What Is the Future of Work?
Sydney Johnson, EdSurge
iNACOL in the News
Four Can’t-Miss Education Conferences for EdTech Leaders
Matthew Lynch, Education Week
The field of education has a plethora of conferences and assemblies where educators and industry leaders gather to learn about emerging developments, instructional trends and market disruptors. If you are interested in attending a…
Let Learners Get in Their Zone (of Proximal Development)
Marisa Kaplan, EdSurge
“Personalized learning” is a term that people take quite personally — and that leads to a variety of interpretations about what it means. That’s a problem, says John Reyes, director of educational technology for the Archdiocese of Los…
Report: Best Practices for ELL Students in Personalized Environments
Joshua Bolkan, THE Journal
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) has released a new report focused on trends and practices in personalized and competency-based learning for English language learners (ELL). The report, "Next Generation…
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