{"id":3952,"date":"2016-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/april-competencyworks-catch-up\/"},"modified":"2020-02-05T12:58:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T17:58:27","slug":"april-competencyworks-catch-up","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/april-competencyworks-catch-up\/","title":{"rendered":"April CompetencyWorks Catch-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13516\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Calendar-Page-April-300x218-300x218.png\" alt=\"Calendar Page April\" width=\"250\" height=\"182\" \/>Here are the highlights from April 2016 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you have questions you want us to delve into!<\/p>\n<h3>SITE VISITS AND CASE STUDIES<\/h3>\n<p>Charleston County School District<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/case-study\/charleston-personalized-learning-at-pepperhill-elementary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 3 \u2013 Charleston: Personalized Learning at Pepperhill Elementary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/case-study\/charleston-a-conversation-with-teachers-at-stall-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 4 \u2013 Charleston: A Conversation with Teachers at Stall High School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/case-study\/charleston-a-conversation-with-teachers-at-goodwin-elementary-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 5 \u2013 Charleston: A Conversation with Teachers at Goodwin Elementary School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/case-study\/charleston-pinehurst-elementary-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 6 \u2013 Charleston: Pinehurst Elementary School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>PRINCIPAL, SUPERINTENDENT, AND TEACHER PERSPECTIVES<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/insights-into-implementation\/classroom-practice\/classroom-instruction-of-skills-and-dispositions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Classroom Instruction of Skills and Dispositions<\/a> by Jonathan Vander Els, Jill Lizier, and Terry Bolduc<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/reflections\/building-a-movement-from-within\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building a Movement from Within<\/a> by Patrice Glancey<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>EDUCATOR RESOURCES<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/resources\/learner-centered-tip-of-the-week-increasing-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Increasing Engagement<\/a> by Courtney Belolan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/resources\/learner-centered-tip-of-the-week-connecting-learning-targets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Connecting Learning Targets<\/a> by Courtney Belolan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/resources\/learner-centered-tip-of-the-week-going-back-to-the-targets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Going Back to the Targets<\/a> by Courtney Belolan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/resources\/learner-centered-tip-of-the-week-measurement-topics-not-targets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Measurement Topics, Not Targets<\/a> by Courtney Bellan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/resources\/whats-new-in-k-12-competency-education-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What\u2019s New in K-12 Competency Education?<\/a>\u00a0by Natalie Abel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/insights-into-implementation\/state-system-building\/blast-off-with-the-assessment-for-learning-grantees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blast Off with the Assessment for Learning Grantees<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/resources\/ready-by-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ready by Design<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>REFLECTION<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/analysis\/five-things-for-big-districts-to-think-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five Things for Big Districts to Think About<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>POLICY UPDATES<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/reflections\/an-opportunity-in-essa-for-performance-assessment-literacy-and-teacher-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Opportunity in ESSA for Performance Assessment Literacy and Teacher Leadership<\/a> by Laurie Gagnon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/policy\/hot-off-the-press-proficiency-based-high-school-diploma-systems-in-maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Proficiency-Based High School Diploma Systems in Maine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/policy\/nineteen-districts-in-idaho-start-the-journey-to-mastery-based-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nineteen Districts in Idaho Start the Journey to Mastery-Based Learning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>AROUND THE WEB<\/h3>\n<p>iNACOL<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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