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iNACOL’s 2019 State and Federal Policy Priorities ‒ Equity-Driven and Future-Focused

Posted September 27, 2018 in New Learning Models, Policy by Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick

Today, iNACOL (@nacol) published its iNACOL 2019 State and Federal Policy Priorities, an equity-driven, future-focused set of recommendations to drive the transformation of our nation’s K-12 education systems to meet the needs of every student. Our current, traditional K-12 education systems are not adequate to prepare all students for success after high school. The problem […]

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Building Teacher Professional Judgment in Policy to Support Competency Education

Posted September 21, 2018 in competency education, Policy, professional learning by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick

Educators across the K-12 education workforce are the most important drivers for success in the shift to powerful, personalized, competency-based learning. Only by raising and building the capacity of educators and school leaders will we realize the bold vision of systemic transformation toward student-centered learning. If we fail to invest in the capacity of educators […]

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Tackling Accountability as Continuous Improvement in Policy: Next Generation Accountability Models

Posted September 18, 2018 in Accountability, Policy by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick

To present, the idea of accountability in American education has been synonymous with end-of-year, statewide, summative tests that are tied to high stakes outcomes for teachers and schools. No Child Left Behind’s (NCLB) intent was to increase equity. The strategy NCLB employed was to require states to test all students in grades 3 through 8 […]

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Accountability Models Designed for Continuous Improvement in Student-Centered Learning Systems

Posted September 7, 2018 in Accountability, New Learning Models, Policy by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick

State and local education systems need to focus on supporting an accountability system that continuously improves to meet the needs of a changing society, economy and student populations. We need to ensure that accountability systems are “fit for purpose” and support student-centered, competency-based learning. How could we know in real time whether students are making […]

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Threshold Concept: Developing a Long-Term Strategy to Support Systems Change for Meeting Students Where They Are

Posted August 31, 2018 in competency education, New Learning Models, Policy by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick

In our current, traditional educational system, there is a significant focus on old pedagogical models delivering a one-size-fits-all lesson of grade-level content each day. The retrograde effects of accountability systems are perhaps most apparent in the challenges educators face across the United States to truly try to meet students where they are. David Hood’s “Paradigm […]

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Threshold Concept: Synchronizing K-12 Education Policy with the Learning Sciences

Posted August 24, 2018 in Education Policy, New Learning Models, Policy by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick

The learning sciences are an important reference point in designing instructional models for equity where all students can succeed. Learning sciences are the multidisciplinary study of how students learn best, and what feeds intrinsic motivation and the experience of personal success. A school redesign informed by learning sciences puts student success at its center. It […]

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Threshold Concept: Building Capacity for Assessment Literacy in Personalized, Competency-Based Education

Posted August 10, 2018 in assessment, competency education, Education Policy, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, personalized learning by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick

There is a need to rethink the purpose and role of assessment in education systems. Assessment literacy, according to the New Zealand Ministry of Education, is “the possession of knowledge about the basic principles of sound assessment practice, including its terminology, the development and use of assessment methodologies and techniques, and familiarity with standards of […]

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Opportunities for Competency Education in the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Act

Posted August 3, 2018 in competency education, Federal Policy by Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong

On July 23, Congress voted to pass a bill to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins Act) and on July 31, President Trump signed into law, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, providing states with the opportunity to advance competency-based pathways in career and […]

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Issue to Tackle for Certifying Learning: Redefining Student Success

Posted July 27, 2018 in Accountability, competency education, Education Policy, New Learning Models, Policy, Practice, state policy by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick

Moving to a future state of an equitable K-12 education system requires that we consider and perhaps rethink what students need to know and be able to do to achieve success. It also requires that we set a vision and foundation for achieving success throughout the state education system. Here we dig into the second […]

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Issue to Tackle for Certifying Learning: Meaningful Qualifications

Posted July 13, 2018 in competency education, Education Policy, proficiency-based transcripts, state policy by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick

Not only do high school diplomas need to certify mastery of academic competencies, but they also need to certify mastery of a comprehensive set of skills, knowledge and dispositions students need to succeed after high school. More meaningful qualifications can promote active, inquiry-based pedagogy with more holistic, learner-centered models to ensure students gain the knowledge […]

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