{"id":14323,"date":"2021-04-12T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/?post_type=cw_post&p=14323"},"modified":"2021-04-15T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T13:16:30","slug":"springpoints-phased-approach-to-implementing-competency-based-education-phase-two-scaling-key-practices-and-building-core-systems","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/springpoints-phased-approach-to-implementing-competency-based-education-phase-two-scaling-key-practices-and-building-core-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Springpoint\u2019s Phased Approach to Implementing Competency-Based Education, Phase Two: Scaling Key Practices and Building Core Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

This series describes Springpoint\u2019s approach to implementing competency-based education (CBE) with schools, districts, and networks. We developed a resource that outlines the three sequential phases of CBE<\/a> and guides schools as they embark on this exciting journey.<\/p>\n

In this second post in the series, focused on phase two, we discuss how teams can build core systems to enable CBE implementation. You can read the first post<\/a> to learn more about developing a shared language, selecting competencies, and building out accompanying artifacts (rubrics, exemplar student work, etc.) The third post<\/a> describes personalizing pathways for students. The snapshot below provides an overview of the three phases.<\/p>\n

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Phase two, in which teams build core CBE systems, is the longest phase. It takes time, energy, expertise, and patience as school leaders focus their time on developing and aligning a curriculum\/scope and sequence to CBE, instituting practices that build student agency, thinking intentionally about schoolwide grading policies, and selecting a learning management system (LMS) that will support these efforts. This lengthy phase will see the expansion of competencies\u2014we recommend growing the number of competencies to between eight and ten, total. We support our partners to answer the following questions to drive the work:<\/p>\n