{"id":4915,"date":"2018-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/april-2018-competencyworks-catch-up\/"},"modified":"2020-02-05T13:05:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:05:26","slug":"april-2018-competencyworks-catch-up","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/april-2018-competencyworks-catch-up\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2018 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18025\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/April-2018-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Here are the highlights from April 2018 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you have questions you want us to delve into!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CASE STUDIES AND SITE VISITS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McComb, Mississippi<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part 5 \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/case-study\/empowering-scholars-at-mccombs-summit-elementary\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Empowering Scholars at McComb\u2019s Summit Elementary<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Part 6 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/case-study\/starting-with-the-kindergarteners-in-mccomb\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Starting with the Kindergarteners in McComb<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Part 7 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/case-study\/starting-the-journey-to-cbe-at-otken-elementary-school\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Starting the Journey to CBE at Otken Elementary School<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Part 8 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/case-study\/supporting-practitioners-in-mccomb\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Supporting Practitioners in McComb<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL PERSPECTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/insights-into-implementation\/hiring-for-cultural-responsiveness-a-necessary-consideration\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hiring for Cultural Responsiveness \u2013 A Necessary Consideration<\/a>\u00a0by Joseph Ellison<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/insights-into-implementation\/classroom-practice\/unpacking-thinking-empowering-students-in-proficiency-based-education\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Unpacking Thinking: Empowering Students in Proficiency-Based Education<\/a> by Deb Murphy and Eric Palleschi<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCIENCE OF LEARNING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/science-of-learning\/understanding-the-pedagogy-of-a-learning-science-to-nurture-an-inclusive-learning-culture\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Understanding the Pedagogy of a Learning Science to Nurture an Inclusive Learning Culture<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Kathleen McClaskey<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/science-of-learning\/discover-the-learner-building-the-skills-of-agency-and-self-advocacy-using-the-udl-lens\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Discover the Learner \u2013 Building the Skills of Agency and Self-Advocacy using the UDL Lens<\/a>\u00a0by Kathleen McClaskey<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/science-of-learning\/understanding-and-meeting-learners-where-they-are-using-the-udl-lens\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Understanding and Meeting Learners Where They Are using the UDL Lens<\/a>\u00a0by Kathleen McClaskey<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>EDUCATOR RESOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/resources\/whats-new-resources\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What\u2019s New: Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/resources\/whats-new-assessment\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What\u2019s New: Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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