Transitioning and Sustaining Competency-Based Education During School Closures Eliot Levine aurora-institute.org/cw_post/transi…

“A really good online course shouldn’t have me sitting in front of the computer all day,” he says. “You’ve got to get the students offline as much as you do online.” Bruce Friend COO of Aurora Institute educationdive.com/news/present-a…

“Competency based education is more than just an initiative. It really is a full systems change,” said Susan Patrick Aurora Institute . Patrick estimates 8% of districts nationally are shifting toward competency-based models. kansas.com/news/politics-…

I designate 5 minutes to #SEL daily @Flipgrid to have students respond to a daily check-in or a get to know you question Pear Deck Learning peardeck.com/sel-templates Mentimeter respond to a Q&A about their day/weekend You will see the results-✅ I promise you will get this time back!

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Read Aurora Institute 16 Quality Design Principles to guide the development of competency-based learning. These principles are composed to accelerate the shift from the paradigm of the traditional system. #CompetencyEd aurora-institute.org/resource/quali…

A competency-based system is built on a growth mindset that all kids can learn. It is mastery-based-not Carnegie-based or seat-time-based. It's organized to create personal pathways for learning that ignite the fire for students." Susan Patrick of Aurora Institute pic.x.com/2Stc5d43FE

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As school districts transition to new, more powerful student-centered learning models. Read our publication Moving Toward Mastery, you will find 15 recommended strategies that can help school districts successfully make this paradigm shift. #CompetencyEd aurora-institute.org/resource/movin…

This year for my Google form survey Learner Profiles I will ask my students how they want to be identified and if they have a preference of terms in addition to learning style. Any other ideas? preferences.Clemmons MS WS/FCS Personalized Learning

FACT: President and US Dept of Ed. do not have the authority to withhold current federal funding for schools. REALITY: No need to lose sleep over this issue. (con't)

So much to learn as an educator.

"Competency education has helped the entire school and students get on the same wavelength. With transparency in competencies, conversations focus in on learning." Brian M Stack aurora-institute.org/resource/quali… pic.x.com/PJHBxHKwkq

"Student-Designed Performance Assessments for Personalized Learning and Student Agency," is the third blog post of a four-part series, which digs deeper into the Vermont Agency of Education work to improve student-centered assessment systems. aurora-institute.org/cw_post/studen…

Strategies for successfully managing change during the pandemic are shared by superintendents Pat Deklotz and Tom Rooney from two deeply personalized, competency-based districts: Kettle Moraine and @Lindsay_USD. bit.ly/CompetencyWork… #COVIDedu #CompetencyEd

Excellent read as we prepare to go back remotely and be culturally responsive. kqed.org/mindshift/5594…

The latest David Geurin Daily! paper.li/DavidGeurin/13… Thanks to Serious Teachers #edchat #esl

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Yes yes! This is it!! Ken O'Connor