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Fit for Purpose

In 2018, Professional Learning, Report, Training by wpprd999admin

Fit for PurposeFit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education This paper explores and reflects on the issues state policy needs to address in the long-term to support a transformation of K-12 education systems. Personalized learning and competency-based education systems, designed to ensure equity, hold promise to prepare all students for success …

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Redesigning Systems of Assessments

In 2017, Lessons Learned, Report, Training by wpprd999admin

Redesigning Systems of AssessmentsRedesigning Systems of Assessments for Student-Centered Learning This issue brief explores opportunities for states under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to rethink systems of assessments, and provides recommendations for state policymakers who are ready to support student-centered teaching and learning. Assessment is essential for understanding what students have learned and for providing transparency and fairness when …

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Quality and Equity by Design

In 2017, Equity in Learning, Quality in Learning, Report, Training by wpprd999admin

Quality and Equity by DesignQuality and Equity by Design: Charting the Course for the Next Phase of Competency-Based Education This publication seeks to advance K-12 competency education along four key issues: quality, equity, meeting students where they are, and policy. K-12 education in the United States and across the world is at a critical point in its evolution, and the …

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NEXT GENERATION LEARNING MODELS

In 2017, Lessons Learned, Report, Rethinking Instruction, Training by wpprd999admin

Next Generation Learning ModelsNext Generation Learning Models for English Language Learners: Promising Practices and Considerations for Teaching and Learning The purpose of this paper is to highlight the promising practices and trends in personalized learning and competency-based education for English language learner (ELL) students. This paper shares case studies and examples from schools and programs that are currently creating personalized, competency-based learning …

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In Search of Efficacy

In 2017, Quality in Learning, Report, Training by wpprd999admin

In Search of EfficacyIn Search of Efficacy: Defining the Elements of Quality in a Competency-Based Education System This paper seeks to identify what makes up the structures of a competency-based system and launches an exploration of what we might ask or see in a competency-based district and school that would be identified as high quality. This paper explores three questions …

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Personalized Learning

In 2017, Community Engagement, Getting Started, Report, Training by wpprd999admin

Personalized LearningWhat’s Possible with Personalized Learning? An Overview of Personalized Learning for Schools, Families & Communities This paper is designed to inform schools, families and communities about the potential of personalized learning. This report describes why personalized learning matters and shows what personalized learning looks like in schools for teachers and for students. Through case studies, this paper illustrates what …

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Advance Personalized Learning

In 2016, Quality in Learning, Report, Training by wpprd999admin

Advance Personalized LearningPromising State Policies Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning to highlight specific state examples of promising policies to support and scale personalized, competency-based learning to close equity and achievement gaps. This executive summary outlines the policies in that report.Learn MoreAdvance Personalized Learning Promising State Policies Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning to highlight specific state examples of promising …

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Policy Flexibility

In 2016, Report, Rethinking Instruction, Training by wpprd999admin

Policy FlexibilityCreating Policy Flexibility for Personalized Learning There is a new state education policy concept termed either innovation zones or districts of innovation. State education agencies interested in shifting their role from enforcing compliance to one of supporting innovation and building capacity in districts are working to spur new innovative instructional models and create space for competency-based pathways in student-centered …

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Student-Centered Learning

In 2016, Brief, Getting Started, Report, Training by wpprd999admin

Student Centered LearningFunctional Requirements for Integrated Systems to Optimize Learning This paper illustrates the technical requirements and functionalities that learning management systems need to shift toward student-centered instructional models. This comprehensive framework will help districts and schools determine what systems to use and integrate as they being their journey toward student-centered learning, as well as how systems integration aligns with …

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Keeping Pace

In 2016, Lessons Learned, Quality in Learning, Report, Training, Webinar by wpprd999admin

Keeping PaceKeeping Pace with K-12 Digital Learning Special Keeping Pace has been tracking trends in online and blended learning policy and practice for 12 years. In this webinar, John Watson with the Evergreen Education Group and Maria Worthen, iNACOL Vice President for Federal and State Policy, presented the latest findings published in the 2015 report related to online schools, supplemental …