Kentucky districts are gathering July 15-16 for a Competency-Based Education Workshop as part of the KY Competency Education and Assessment Consortium. We’ll be thinking about how to align districts and schools with the graduate profiles and the research on learning. We’ll dig into the flaws of the traditional system. We’ll explore how the quality principles can guide design and implementation decisions. And districts will be mapping out how they can move forward from where they are in their journey.
The following are links to pre-reads and resources for participants of the Workshop. Resources will be updated after the Workshop to include any resources mentioned during our two days together. Presentation slides and talking points will be available on July 15. (Day One and Day Two)
Pre-Reads
Please read all four quality principles (below) from Quality Principles for Competency-Based Education and (at least) one of the two case studies. You will receive a condensed version of the four quality principles and case studies based on EPIC North High School and Waukesha STEM Academy by email. If you are interested you can read the full versions here:
- Quality Principle #3 Nurture a Culture of Learning and Inclusivity
- Quality Principle #6 Base School Design and Pedagogy on Learning Sciences
- Quality Principle #7 Activate Student Agency and Ownership
- Quality Principle #12 Maximize Transparency
EPIC North High School
- EPIC Schools: Putting Young Men of Color in the Center of the Design (Part 1)
- A Deeper Dive into the EPIC North Design (Part 2)
- High Expectations at EPIC North (Part 3)
- Case study based on compilation of visits on EPIC North: Changing the Educational Trajectories of Black and Latino Young Men
Waukesha Stem Academy
- Part 1 – Creating a Learner-Driven System in Waukesha (Part 1)
- Part 2 – Waukesha STEM Academy: Personalizing Instruction and Learning Experiences (Part 2)
- Part 3 – Waukesha STEM Academy: Rethinking Space, Time, and Reporting (Part 3)
- Part 4 – Waukesha STEM Academy’s Journey from ABC to the Learner Continuum (Part 4)
Resources
Session #1 Aligning to Profiles and Principles
- Levers and Logic Models
- Designing for Equity
- Links to Resources about Research on Learning and Development
- Graduate Profiles
- Shelby Graduate Profile
- Trigg Graduate Profile
- KY Anchor Competencies
- Performance Indicators
Session #2 Flaws of the Traditional Education System
Session #3 District Mapping (no resources at this time)
Session #4 Putting Quality Principles to Work
- Quality Principles for Competency-Based Education (You can also find all of quality principles as individual articles listed below.)
Culture
- Quality Principle #1 Purpose-Driven
- Quality Principle #2 Commit to Equity
- Quality Principle #3 Nurture a Culture of Learning and Inclusivity
- Quality Principle #4 Foster the Development of a Growth Mindset
- Quality Principle #5 Cultivate Empowering and Distributed Leadership
Pedagogy
- Quality Principle #6 Base School Design and Pedagogy on Learning Sciences
- Quality Principle #7 Activate Student Agency and Ownership
- Quality Principle #8 Design for the Development of Rigorous Higher-Level Skills
- Quality Principle #9 Ensure Responsiveness
Structure
- Quality Principle #10 Seek Intentionality and Alignment
- Quality Principle #11 Establish Mechanisms to Ensure Consistency and Reliability
- Quality Principle #12 Maximize Transparency
- Quality Principle #13 Invest in Educators as Learners
- Quality Principle #14 Increase Organizational Flexibility
- Quality Principle #15 Develop Processes for Ongoing Continuous Improvement and Organizational Learning
- Quality Principle #16 Advance Upon Demonstrated Mastery
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