Competency-Based Education
- The Art and Science of Designing Competencies brings together insights from a number of leading practitioners from around the country. Listen to the voices of innovators as they share their insights and lessons learned on how to build powerful competencies, engage teachers, and integrate lifelong learning competencies.
- Aurora Institute: (formerly iNACOL) We Are Rethinking What Is Possible in K-12 Education - Our Theory of Action advances innovation and continuous improvement across K-12 education. We work with practitioners and policymakers to enable approaches that ensure all students develop mastery of the highest competencies to reach their full potential. We conduct research to highlight best practices for education innovations and personalized learning.
- The Center - a program to support Iowa districts interested in competency-based education.
- Competency Works offers access to multiple resources, including a WIKI for competency-based education.
- Introductory Resources for Competency - Competency Works shares these resources to introduce to your staff and community:
- It’s Not a Matter of Time: highlights the key issues from the proceedings at the March 2011 Competency-Based Learning Summit for advancing competency-based learning. A five-part working definition is introduced to drive innovations toward high quality educational experiences for students.
- Making Mastery Work - A Close-Up View of Competency Education The authors provide a window into the state-of-art strategies in New England and across the country. The report documents each school's experiences, highlighting the key components, benefits, and challenges of the work already completed - and left to do.
- Putting Students at the Center: This reference guide from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation delves deep into the principles of student-centered learning, and explains how they can be implemented to ensure that all students are prepared to succeed in college and beyond.
- QED Foundation is a great resource for addressing the journey and passion of students in their learning.
- States Loosening Seat Time Requirements: Sean Cavanagh shares how a growing numbers of states are starting to award academic credit based on what students know - not how much time they spend learning it.
This page was updated on March 20, 2022. Please contact Lou Howell at LouHowell@gmail.com with additional URLs.