Competency-Based Education
Big Picture: Student-Centered & Competency-Based Learning
Radical personalization is the core innovation of the Big Picture school model--it was flex before we knew what to call it. Their approach to internships remains a best practice. Twenty years after Littky’s groundbreaking work at Thayer, the rest of us are finally talking about student-centered competency-based learning.
Considering Competency-Based Education
The shift from time to learning, from cohorts to competency, will be tough. It’s not easy or superficial--it’s a new and different way of organizing schools.
New Tools for Next-Gen Schools from NGLC & iNACOL
RETHINK: Planning and Designing for K-12 Next Generation Learning is a new toolkit for navigating blended and competency-based learning brought to you through a partnership between iNACOL and NGLC.
EdTech 10: Busting Myths & Taking Names
This week we’re blushing here at Getting Smart. How exciting to appear on the 2013 Honor Roll of Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs alongside many of our own favorites. Looking to beef up your summer blog reading? Check out Teach 100’s Daily Ranking of Education Blogs, where we’re honored to rank in the Top 50. Speaking of rankings, here's this week's Top Ten.
10 Trends in K-12 Online Learning
Online learning is growing rapidly in K-12 and powering an even larger movement to blended learning. This list of the 10 top trends in K-12 online learning is headlined by rapid school district adoption of online learning strategies and ends with their opposition to the growth of virtual charter schools.
Time to Modernize Education, Some States Leading the Way
“High-quality digital learning has the power to customize learning for each student’s unique needs, ensuring an education that is challenging, engaging, and relevant,” said Jeb Bush, former Florida governor and chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd).
EdTech 10: Popes, Particles & Personalized Learning
This week’s global headlines included the appointment of new Pope (with #newpope knocking #sxsw from the top spot in trending tweets) and the confirmation of the Higgs Boson “God particle” (a pretty cool return on the $9B investment in the Large Hadron Collider). Were you too busy with…
EdTech 10: In Like A Lion
You know what they say – March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb. While you’re waiting for that transition in your corner of the world, take a break from your basketball brackets and annual hunt for all the green things in your wardrobe to dive…
New iNACOL Report: State Policymakers Guide to K-12 Competency Education
Today iNACOL released Necessary for Success: Building Mastery of World-Class Skills – A State Policymakers Guide to Competency Education co-authored by Susan Patrick and Chris Sturgis. The paper focuses on key changes policymakers can take to remove barriers and create student-centered learning environments that allow for competency education.
New CompetencyWorks Paper: Reengineering IT for Competency Education
CompetencyWorks releasing a briefing paper on IT for for competency-based environments, Re-Engineering Information Technology: Design Considerations for Competency Education.