{"id":5696,"date":"2017-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/whats-new-in-k-12-competency-based-education-3\/"},"modified":"2020-02-05T13:01:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:01:53","slug":"whats-new-in-k-12-competency-based-education-3","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/whats-new-in-k-12-competency-based-education-3\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7413\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2014-08-30-at-7.22.41-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"What's new! star graphic\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>News<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A University of New Hampshire researcher is studying outcomes for New Hampshire\u2019s PACE program, and has so far found that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.concordmonitor.com\/is-PACE-working-initial-results-are-out-9235476\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">students in PACE districts outperformed their peers in non-participating districts across the board<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2017-03-13-czi-steps-in-to-summit-learning-platform-to-revamp-personalized-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced<\/a> it will build out the Summit Learning Platform, a free personalized learning platform that allows students to set and track customized learning goals.<\/li>\n<li>Next Generation Learning Challenges released the<a href=\"https:\/\/myways.nextgenlearning.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MyWays<\/a>\u00a0microsite, in conjunction with the publication by EdSurge of its related Guide,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/research\/guides\/bridging-the-chasm-defining-success-beyond-traditional-academics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bridging the Chasm: Defining Success Beyond Traditional Academics.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>State Policy Updates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Utah passed <a href=\"https:\/\/le.utah.gov\/~2016\/bills\/static\/SB0143.html?utm_source=ExcelinEd&amp;utm_campaign=a72aae97b4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_07&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_0473a80b81-a72aae97b4-115591245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate Bill 143<\/a>, which creates the Competency Based Education Pilot Program in 2016. The Utah State Board of Education announced an application for schools to participate in the pilot phase of the Competency-Based Learning Exploratory Team to inform the Utah pilot program creation. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1SKIu1aTz7u7oFuy3GtpNiQCM6wyuPHzzNfXX3yrFjMw\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Applications are here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationdive.com\/news\/illinois-schools-experiment-with-competency-based-education-model\/439757\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois announced ten pilot districts<\/a> for a Competency-Based Learning Pilot, including some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isbe.net\/Documents\/Competency%20District%20Descriptions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Public Schools<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Learn how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2017-04-04-how-state-reform-in-new-hampshire-led-to-teacher-autonomy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Hampshire\u2019s state reform has led to teacher autonomy<\/a>, via EdSurge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Community and Parent Engagement<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cResearch suggests that when schools partner with and engage parents to understand and stay involved in their child\u2019s learning experiences, the parents are more likely to support district innovation, and students tend to have better academic and social outcomes.\u201d Learn more about why engaging parents matters <a href=\"http:\/\/studentsatthecenterhub.org\/why-engaging-parents-matters-maloney-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via Students at the Center Hub<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Iowa\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesrepublican.com\/news\/todays-news\/2017\/04\/a-closer-look-at-grading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marshalltown School Board<\/a> is hosting a work session to focus on competency-based grading and encouraging\u00a0the public to attend, learn, and provide feedback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Student Voice<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Leshae Daniel provides <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinklaw.us\/increasing-student-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 strategies for increasing student voice in your classroom<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In a true display of youth leadership and student voice, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2017\/04\/05\/these-high-school-journalists-investigated-a-new-principals-credentials-days-later-she-resigned\/?utm_term=.c3e8dcea1633&amp;wpisrc=nl_most&amp;wpmm=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">group of student journalists investigated a new principal\u2019s credentials<\/a> and uncovered discrepancies in her credentials, leading to her resignation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Personalized Learning<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>ASCD wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascd.org\/ascd-express\/vol12\/1214-ntuli.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">six tips for making personalized learning work<\/a>, based on iNACOL\u2019s definition of personalized learning.<\/li>\n<li>Kathleen McClaskey wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascd.org\/publications\/educational-leadership\/mar17\/vol74\/num06\/Personalization-and-UDL@-A-Perfect-Match.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Personalization and UDL: A Perfect Match<\/a>\u2014on how educators can use Universal Design for Learning to personalize instruction and realize the promise of student agency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>School Designs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hechingerreport.org\/district-says-24-credits-d-minus-average-arent-good-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Focusing on family buy-in, Windsor Locks High School<\/a> (CT) is shifting toward mastery-based learning where traditional grading no longer exists, children receive support based on their individual learning needs, and classrooms run very differently.<\/li>\n<li>Boston\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbur.org\/edify\/2017\/04\/10\/english-high-turnaround\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English High School<\/a> has demonstrated increased academic achievement through personalized learning, building skills and rebuilding confidence, and tracking individual student performance.<\/li>\n<li>Maine\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdislander.com\/maine-news\/mdi-high-school-lands-65k-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mount Desert Island High School<\/a> received a $65,000 grant to create an \u201cactive learning center\u201d for collaborative problem solving.<\/li>\n<li>At New Hampshire\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vnews.com\/Woodstock-Middle-and-High-Schools-Try-New-Grading-System-8548745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woodstock Union Middle School<\/a>, teaching and learning become more personalized with the shift toward proficiency-based grading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Editorials<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/865677417\/In-our-opinion-Competency-based-education-has-benefits-in-Utah-and-beyond.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Deseret News editorial<\/a> notes competency-based education has benefits in Utah and beyond.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhregister.com\/opinion\/20170409\/poor-elijahs-almanack-amnesia-and-good-intentions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This opinion article<\/a> raises critiques of proficiency-based learning systems. It is important to reflect upon issues raised such as this and prepare to address them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Videos<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>ExcelInEd released 2 new videos on competency education: EMBED.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Building a Foundation for Personalized Learning\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tj2IOpxj1ys?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Competency-Based Education: Engaging Students and Personalizing Learning\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MRtd4lrXn_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For more news and updates in K-12 competency education, sign up for our monthly newsletter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/\">on our homepage<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CompetencyWorks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CompetencyWorks<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","mapsvg_location":""},"legacy_category":[],"issue":[368,371],"location":[],"class_list":["post-5696","cw_post","type-cw_post","status-publish","hentry","issue-issues-in-practice","issue-learn-lessons-from-the-field"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What&#039;s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education? 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