{"id":1360,"date":"2018-01-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/competencyworks-releases-new-policy-report-fit-for-purpose-taking-the-long-view-on-systems-change-and-policy-to-support-competency-education\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T16:53:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T20:53:59","slug":"competencyworks-releases-new-policy-report-fit-for-purpose-taking-the-long-view-on-systems-change-and-policy-to-support-competency-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/competencyworks-releases-new-policy-report-fit-for-purpose-taking-the-long-view-on-systems-change-and-policy-to-support-competency-education\/","title":{"rendered":"CompetencyWorks Releases New Policy Report, Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a need to approach state policy with a long view, to build a vision toward the future with coherent, student-centered systems, and to cultivate ownership across the state and in communities for the transformation to competency-based education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Competency<\/span><\/i>Works released a new policy report titled, <\/span>Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education<\/span><\/i><\/a>,<\/span><\/i> a publication that explores ideas that state policy needs to address in the long-term to support transformation to competency-based education systems. <\/span><\/p>\n

Personalized, competency-based education systems, designed to ensure equity, hold promise to prepare all students for success in college, career and civic life. Today, educators are beginning to build new competency-based learning models in which students actively engage in their learning while mastering the habits and skills necessary to fulfill their dreams. They hold all students to the same high standards, provide targeted supports, and emphasize continuous growth toward successful outcomes. With a focus on mastery, high-quality supports and sufficient resources, all students can learn and succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

This report is a thought leadership piece to examine the necessary concepts for transformational change to competency education in the long term and introduces \u2018threshold concepts.\u2019<\/span> Threshold concepts<\/span><\/i><\/a> are \u201ccore concepts, that once understood, are needed to transform a given subject.\u201d They help us think differently about what is possible in an equitable future education system where all students succeed, and how to address deep-seated systems design flaws across K-12 education.<\/span><\/p>\n

The four threshold concepts that are introduced and explored include: <\/span><\/p>\n