Here are the highlights from September 2017 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you have questions you want us to delve into!
CASE STUDIES AND SITE VISITS
3 Lessons Learned from PACE by Amy Allen
Nina Lopez in Colorado
- Lessons from a Vanguard: A Look at Metz Elementary
- Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design (DSISD): Competency-Based by Design
- Thompson School District: Student-Driven Learning at Work!
CBE NEWS
HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRANSCRIPTS
Changing the System from Within: Using Competency-Based Education to Transform Teaching by Mary Tkatchov, Erin Hugus, Jon Scoresby, and Haley Marshall
What’s New in Competency-Based Higher Education? by Natalie Abel
Competency-Based Education in the K-12 Space
UNDERSTANDING COMPETENCY EDUCATION
What to Read to Learn about Competency-Based Education
EDUCATOR RESOURCES
Just Ask: The CBE 360 Survey Toolkit
What’s New in K-12 Competency Education? by Natalie Abel
Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Giving Learners MORE Voice by Courtney Belolan
What’s New in K-12 Competency Education? by Natalie Abel
POLICY
PACE Sees Early Evidence of Student Achievement Gains
REFLECTION
Taking a Minute to Reflect on Competency Education and ELL students
Strategic Reflection on the Field of Competency Education: Future Action
TEACHER AND EDUCATOR PERSPECTIVES
The How to Your Why by Bill Zima
AROUND THE WEB
Education Post
- 4 Ways We Can Fund Personalized Learning to Create More Equitable Schools by Bryant Best and Ace Parsi
Getting Smart
- The Role of Advisory in Personalizing the Secondary Experience by Adam Kulaas, Mary Ryerse, and Tom Vander Ark
- 15 Dimensions of Personalized Learning by Tom Vander Ark