{"id":3658,"date":"2015-11-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/charleston-south-carolina-balancing-competency-education-with-student-centered-culture\/"},"modified":"2020-02-05T12:56:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T17:56:40","slug":"charleston-south-carolina-balancing-competency-education-with-student-centered-culture","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/charleston-south-carolina-balancing-competency-education-with-student-centered-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Charleston, South Carolina: Balancing Competency Education with Student-Centered Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12208 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCSD.png\" alt=\"CCSD\" width=\"283\" height=\"100\" \/>I\u2019m on my way to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccsdschools.com\/#3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston School District<\/a> in South Carolina today after great site visits to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lake.k12.fl.us\/site\/default.aspx?PageID=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lake County<\/a> in Florida and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lexington1.net\/schools\/red-bank-elementary-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red Bank Elementary<\/a> in Lexington, SC. I can\u2019t tell you how excited I am to see competency education growing with a deep grounding in personalized learning and student agency. After I finish getting everything I learned in Maine and Philly written up, I\u2019ll be sharing everything about this trip through the Southeast.<\/p>\n<p>However, I just have to share Charleston\u2019s description of personalized learning right now because it is so strong. For those who work in the online learning world, I hope that you will think about this carefully because when a school embraces this philosophy, online learning can be easily integrated as a powerful tool to support personalized learning, but not as the source of personalized learning itself.<\/p>\n<p><em>Personalized Learning in Charleston County School District is built upon the concepts of <strong>Competency-Based Instruction <\/strong>and a <strong>Self-Directed Learning <\/strong>environment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Competency-Based Instruction<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Students have an effective teacher who meets them where they are, fills their learning gaps and accelerates learning<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Data, rather than seat time, is used to determine when a student is ready to move to the next concept<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>S<\/em><em>tudents work with their teacher to revisit standards that haven\u2019t been mastered <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Students produce evidence of learning to determine proficiency<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Learning is transparent for all students. They know what they have learned, what they are currently learning and what they will learn next<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Students take responsibility for their learning, thereby increasing their engagement and motivation<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Frequent formative assessments drive instruction; summative assessments are given when a student is ready <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Focus is on student learning, not on test scores or grades <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Students receive timely, differentiated support and feedback based on their individual learning needs and formative data<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>STUDENT-CENTERED CULTURE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong><em>Self-Directed Learning<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Students:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Show ownership of learning through setting goals and choosing activities to reach these goals<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Participate in the classroom visioning process through having a voice in how their class operates<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Articulate their learning gaps<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Extend their learning by applying learning in new contexts and learning beyond the curriculum<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Formulate questions and generate their own inquiries<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Plan and manage their workload and time effectively and efficiently<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Reflect on their learning and use feedback to improve their schoolwork<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Exercise choice in their learning pathways<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Track their data on a daily basis <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Take responsibility for their behavior <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/competencyworks.pbworks.com\/w\/file\/103110400\/CCSD%20Personalized%20Learning%20Pillars.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Their handout<\/a> is much more visually powerful, as the educational philosophy is balanced with the student-centered culture.<\/p>\n<p>Gotta run to get to Goodwin Elementary School to start my visit! 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