iNACOL PLUGGED IN 2.21.18
Dear Colleagues:
iNACOL is now accepting proposals to present at the iNACOL Symposium, held at the Nashville Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee on October 21-24, 2018. This year's theme is: Driving the Transformation of Learning. The deadline for submitting presentation proposals is Friday, March 16 at 11:59 p.m. ET. For tips on submitting your presentation proposal, iNACOL is hosting aSpecial Edition Webinar on Thursday, February 22 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET. The webinar will explain the RFP process and timeline for proposal selection, and highlight ways to design interactive sessions that generate meaningful collaboration and foster engagement. Share this RFP Announcement on Twitter:
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iNACOL is now accepting presentation proposals for #inacol18, held on Oct. 21-24 in Nashville. Submit your proposal before 3/16: http://ow.ly/yh0030ipn1l @nacol
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Interested in presenting at the @nacol Symposium, Oct. 21-24 in Nashville? iNACOL is now accepting proposals to present, due 3/16. Submit proposal here: http://ow.ly/yh0030ipn1l
TransformEd published Accounting for the Whole Child, which highlights research behind measuring social emotional learning and promising ways to support data-informed approaches to social emotional learning.
Below are the latest events, news and trends shaping the future of K-12 education.
New from iNACOL’s Blog: Education Domain
Multiple Measures Data Reporting in Vermont and California
In personalized, competency-based education, schools should have far better data to support student learning, provide greater transparency and analyze and continuously improve on their practice through data and reporting with multiple…
Case Study: Lindsay High School Transforms Learning for English Language Learners with Personalized, Competency-Based Education in California
The following case study represents promising practices in the field using personalized, competency-based learning specifically for ELL students. Each case study in this blog series is considered promising in that they incorporate…
New iNACOL Policy Issue Brief Identifies State Strategies to Develop Teacher Capacity for Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
Developing educator capacity is critical for transforming the K-12 education system to prepare every student with the knowledge and skills for future success. There is a need for state educational leaders, educators and…
Considerations for Next Generation Accountability System Redesign
As policymakers think long term about accountability redesign, an important first step in the development of a next generation accountability system is to create a clear vision of student success with diverse internal and external stakeholders…
Upcoming iNACOL Events
February Special Edition Webinar | An Introduction to Submitting Your Proposal to Present at the iNACOL Symposium 2018
February 22, 2018 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Learn more and register.
March Leadership Webinar | Learning Outside the Classroom: Launching, Improving and Sustaining High School Internship Programs
March 14, 2018 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Learn more and register.
iNACOL Symposium 2018
Save the Date: October 21-24, 2018, Nashville, TN
Plugged In Headlines: Other News in Personalized, Competency-Based Education
Sign On to the 10 Principles of Building a High Quality System of Assessments
Chris Sturgis, CompetencyWorks
Rethinking Grade Levels and School Design for Personalized Learning
Tara García Mathewson, The Hechinger Report
Taking a Risk with Authentic Learning at Boston International Newcomers Academy
Sujata Bhatt, Carolyn de Jesus Martinez, Deina da Costa Lopes, and Panion Tase, Next Generation Learning Challenges
Beyond the Blueprint: Building a Community of Transformation
Dr. Ryan Krohn, Education Reimagined
Report: States Implementing Practices to Increase Educational Equity
Linda Jacobsen, Education Dive
Nurturing Intrinsic Motivation in Students
Maurice J. Elias
My Educator Journey with Micro-Credentials
Jennifer Vandiver, Digital Promise
iNACOL in the News
Educator Development Key to Statewide Personalized Learning, iNACOL Says
Sarah Schwartz, Education Week
States integrating personalized, competency-based learning need to take the lead in preparing their teachers to implement these instructional models, argues a new issue brief from iNACOL. The brief encourages states to identify…
New, MIT-Based Program Proposes Transforming Physicists, Engineers into Teachers
Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report
Doyung Lee is a living rebuke to the old maxim that those who can, do, and those who can’t, teach. Lee, who is 24, has a bachelor’s degree in engineering that led him to become a programmer, a profession with high pay and good…
Will Letter Grades Survive?
Laura McKenna, Edutopia
Under pressure from an unprecedented constellation of forces — from state lawmakers to prestigious private schools and college admissions offices — the ubiquitous one-page high school transcript lined with A–F letter grades may…
States Urged to Emphasize Competency-Based Learning in the ESSA Era
Leo Versel, Education Week
State policymakers should use the flexibility in the Every Student Succeeds Act to "transform accountability," and move to more sophisticated models that emphasize competency-based learning and preparation for college…
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