Craft Category: Artifacts
Current to Future State: Issues and Action Steps for State Policy to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
This report provides a roadmap and action steps for state policymakers to catalyze transformational change in K-12 education toward a future vision for systems that ensure success for all students.
In this report, iNACOL articulates a vision for the future of K-12 education and offers action steps for state policymakers. Its purpose is to inspire state policymakers, including governors, state legislators, state boards of education, state school chiefs and state policy staff with a vision for transformation and to provide specific steps, policy strategies and recommendations for enabling personalized, competency-based education.
This report explores five issues to tackle to build toward a vision and strategy for transformation to personalized, competency-based education systems:
- Redefining student success;
- Meaningful qualifications;
- Accountability as continuous improvement;
- Developing educator capacity; and
- Building capacity to lead change.
Cisco Showcase and Working Session Agenda (January 2018)
Cisco hosts “showcases” that provide an opportunity for other schools to visit and see their work. This agenda was used by Cisco and its visitors to structure the day in a highly impactful way.
Student Agency Design Studio Agenda (May 2017)
6th-8th grade math and science teachers at Cisco attended a design studio as part of the Raising Blended Learners initiative. The studio focused on student agency and the agenda highlights key topics, questions, and activities addressed throughout the day.
Onboarding New Blended Teachers – Design Studio Agenda (January 2017)
Cisco educators new to blended learning attended a design studio hosted by the Raising Blended Learners initiative. This agenda shows the topics and activities covered during that studio.
Educator Reflection: Professional Growth through Blended Learning
Cisco ISD 5th grade math teacher describes her professional growth through blended learning.
Cisco ISD Student Experience Walkthrough Tool – Design Pillars and Blended Strategies
Cisco uses this walkthrough tool, which is aligned with its four student experience design pillars, to reflect on current actions, how those align with previously determined goals, and next steps to be taken to meet those goals.


