March 2018 CompetencyWorks Catch-Up

Here are the highlights from March 2018 on CompetencyWorks. Happy reading. And let us know if you have questions you want us to delve into!

CASE STUDIES AND SITE VISITS

McComb, Mississippi

• Part 1 – Personalizing the Learning in McComb, Mississippi
• Part 2 – McComb’s Six Pillars of Student-Centered Learning
• Part 3 – McComb’s Strategic Planning Begins with the Community
• Part 4 – Piloting Change in McComb

ABOUT COMPETENCY EDUCATION

What Beliefs are the Bedrock of Your Competency-Based System?

What Will Students Experience in a Competency-Based School?

POLICY

Capacity in Vermont: If You Build It, They Will Change by Gary Chapin and Michael Brownstein

ASSESSMENTS

AASA Explores Competency-Based Education Grading

HIGHER EDUCATION

Grades, College Admission, and Competency-Based Education

SCIENCE OF LEARNING

The Learning Sciences: Two Perspectives by Amelia Peterson

PRINCIPAL AND SUPERINTENDENT PERSPECTIVES

Highlighting Deeper Learning Competencies in New Hampshire by Jonathan Vander Els

EDUCATOR RESOURCES

Differentiation to Mass Customization: Same Goal, Different Eras by Craig Schieber

Learner-Centered Tip of the Week: Three Ways to Bring More Learner Voice into Learning Opportunities by Courtney Belolan

Conversations with Authors About Competency-Based Education (NEW SERIES)

• Part 1 – The One World Schoolhouse by Salman Khan
• Part 2 – Filling in the Gaps
• Part 3 – The Broken Model
• Part 4 – A Different Sort of Future for Education

AROUND THE WEB

iNACOL

• Moving from Current Models of Teaching English Language Learners to New Learning Models Designed to Meet the Needs of All Students by Natalie Truong
• Promising Practices for Teaching English Language Learners by Natalie Truong
• The Promise of Next Generation Learning Models for English Language Learners by Natalie Truong
• Personalized, Competency-Based Education for English Language Learners by Natalie Truong
• Considerations for Next Generation Accountability System Redesign by Susan Patrick, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, and Dale Frost
• Multiple Measures Data and Reporting in Vermont and California by Susan Patrick, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, and Dale Frost