Location: Colorado

Supporting Teachers at D51: A Conversation with the Professional Learning Facilitators

by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learningmastery-basedperformance-basedpersonalizationpersonalized learningprofessional developmentproficiency-basedvoice and choice

This article is the seventh in the Designing Performance-Based Learning at D51 series. A reminder: D51 uses the phrase performance-based learning or P-BL.

Leigh Grasso, Director of Academic Achievement & Growth at D51, emphasizes, “We are shifting from a focus on professional development to professional learning.” And there are a lot of people focusing on helping the adults in the system learn…… Read More

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Locations: Colorado

Laying the Foundation with Culture and Climate

by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learningequitygrowth mindsetmastery-basedperformance-basedpersonalizationpersonalized learningproficiency-basedschool culturesocial emotional learning

This article is the sixth in the Designing Performance-Based Learning at D51 series. A reminder: D51 uses the phrase performance-based learning or P-BL.

The first of District 51’s five phases of implementation is Laying the Foundation. The foundation they are speaking of is the culture and climate in which personalized,….. Read More

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Locations: Colorado

R5 High School: Abuzz with Learning

by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learningmastery-basedperformance-basedpersonalizationpersonalized learningproficiency-based

This article is part of a series Designing Performance-Based Learning at D51 series originally published at ComepetencyWorks in March 2017. A reminder: D51 uses the phrase performance-based learning or P-BL.

One of the reasons I believe D51 is going to be successful in implementing performance-based learning is that they already have a 100 percent strategy in place,….. Read More

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Locations: Colorado

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All the photos of students actively engaged in learning are courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action.

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