Tag Archives: competency based education

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Stan Freeda

Today, CompetencyWorks released a new report, Levers and Logic Models: A Framework to Guide Research and Design of High-Quality Competency-Based Education Systems. Competency-based education is designed to ensure all students develop the skills they will need to be successful for … Continue reading →

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“Meeting Students Where They Are” Report Release by CompetencyWorks

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Stan Freeda

Today, CompetencyWorks (@CompetencyWorks), an initiative of iNACOL, released a new report, Meeting Students Where They Are. This paper explores how K-12 competency-based schools and districts can more effectively meet students where they are, fully preparing students for success in college, career … Continue reading →

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Designing for Equity: Leveraging Competency Based Education to Ensure All Students Succeed

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Stan Freeda

CompetencyWorks releases new publication, Designing for Equity: Leveraging Competency Based Education to Ensure All Students Succeed. This publication offers equity strategies for personalized, competency-based education to ensure a more equitable K-12 education system. Districts and schools can use the equity … Continue reading →

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iNACOL Publishes Guidance on Moving Education from Current to Future State

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Stan Freeda

Current to Future State: Issues and Action Steps for State Policy to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning This report provides a roadmap and action steps for state policymakers to catalyze transformational change in K-12 education toward a future vision for systems … Continue reading →

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Next Generation Approaches to Certifying Student Readiness for Future Success

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Stan Freeda

Meaningful qualifications are credentials and degrees awarded based on demonstrated mastery of the skills, knowledge and dispositions students need for success in higher education, the modern workforce and in life. More meaningful qualifications can motivate students, improve college persistence and … Continue reading →

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iNACOL Releases: Quality and Equity by Design: Charting the Course for the Next Phase of Competency-Based Education

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Stan Freeda

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 … Continue reading →

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iNACOL Issues Policy Brief on K-12 Competency-Based Education

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Stan Freeda

Today, iNACOL released a new issue brief on State Policy & K-12 Competency-Based Education, which provides an overview of competency-based education, state policy recommendations and resources for policymakers who are ready to enable and support competency education. Competency-based education is … Continue reading →

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Focusing on family buy-in, a Connecticut district shifts to mastery-based learning

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Stan Freeda

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — When Kylie Jones brings home her report card, it doesn’t have any A’s, B’s or C’s. The Windsor Locks High School freshman belongs to the first cohort of students going through middle and high school under … Continue reading →

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Clarifying the Overall Pedagogical Approach

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Stan Freeda

Posted on iNACOL.org on December 29, 2016 in New Learning Models, Practice by Chris Sturgis.  This is the eighth article in the series Implementing Competency Education in K-12 Systems: Insights from Local Leaders.  Links to the other articles in this series … Continue reading →

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3 Ways New England States Have Advanced Competency-Based Education

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Stan Freeda

An in-depth report dives into how New England states are trying to help students graduate high school with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. Competency-based education has a strong hold in New England. Five of the six northeastern … Continue reading →

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