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This report provides a roadmap and action steps for state policymakers to catalyze transformational change in K-12 education toward a future vision…
October 28-31, 2019
iNACOL’s annual conference is the industry’s leading event shaping the future of K-12 education. Experts, practitioners, educators, policymakers and researchers gather and work to transform education.
October 28, 2019 - October 31, 2019
The iNACOL Symposium will be held on October 28-31, 2019 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California. iNACOL’s annual conference is the industry’s leading event shaping the future of K-12 education. Experts, practitioners, educators, policymakers and researchers gather…
iNACOL is the leading advocate for transforming learning. We leverage the power of personalized, competency-based learning models to accelerate the shift to student-centered learning …
The mission of iNACOL is to drive the transformation of education systems and accelerate the advancement of breakthrough policies and practices to ensure high-quality learning for all.
Posted January 21, 2019 in Equity, Leadership by Susan Patrick
“Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men… and without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation. We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right. Now is the time to […]
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Posted January 8, 2019 in competency education, Leadership by Susan Patrick
We are entering a new year and a new season at iNACOL. We have bid a fond farewell to Chris Sturgis, a titan of competency-based education, whose mark on our work, and our lives, will be felt for many years to come. We celebrate her tremendous body of work as co-founder and project manager of CompetencyWorks, […]
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Posted October 16, 2018 in Leadership, New Learning Models by Pamela Cantor
Every day, children arrive at school carrying backpacks filled with personal experiences. Many of these experiences are positive, but others are stressful, even traumatizing. I have spent much of my professional life, first as a child psychiatrist in private practice, and then as the founder of Turnaround for Children, unpacking how the relationships and experiences […]
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Posted September 14, 2018 in Leadership, Resources by Ashley Jones
iNACOL is pleased to announce our opening day morning keynote speakers. Please join us to hear from Carlos Moreno, co-executive director of Big Picture Learning; Phyllis Lockett, founder and CEO of LEAP Innovations; and Tony Monfiletto, executive director of Future Focused Education. The theme of our opening address is “Leading the Transformation of Education Systems; […]
Posted March 27, 2018 in Leadership, New Learning Models by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick
Human capital is a critical element of transforming K-12 education systems for the long term. States need to develop a strategy to attract, support and empower a pipeline of leaders across the state education system to lead the change to personalized, competency-based education. Change leadership is “the ability to influence and enthuse others through personal […]
Posted March 14, 2018 in Leadership, New Learning Models by Dale Frost, Maria Worthen, Natalie Truong, Susan Patrick
The previous two blog posts, What Do Teachers Need to Know and Be Able to Do to Succeed in Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Environments? and Transforming the Educator Workforce: Creating Multiple, High-Quality Teacher Pathways, Developing Professional Judgment and Building Assessment Literacy, highlighted four essential strategies for states and school districts to transform educator workforce systems. This […]
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Posted August 30, 2017 in Leadership, New Learning Models by Barbara Treacy, Liz Glowa
Across the world, educators are transforming their schools to create more student-centered, equitable learning environments. Effective leadership is critical to the success and sustainability of this transformation. To better understand how school leadership is changing and its role in enabling, supporting and sustaining these efforts, iNACOL asked us to conduct a preliminary discovery process and […]
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Posted August 1, 2017 in Leadership, New Learning Models by Chris Sturgis
This post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on June 11, 2017. This is the fifth blog in a series leading up to the National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education. We are focusing on four key areas: equity, quality, meeting students where they are, and policy. (Learn more about the Summit here.) We released a series of draft papers […]
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Posted May 19, 2017 in Leadership, New Learning Models by Chris Sturgis
This post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on February 1, 2017. The early lesson from New England is that the scaling strategies for competency-based education require a combination of schools and districts that have the courageous leadership to convert to competency education and state leadership willing to commit to goal-oriented policies supported by long-term capacity-building strategies. […]
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Posted April 20, 2017 in Leadership, New Learning Models by Chris Sturgis
This post first appeared on CompetencyWorks on January, 5, 2017. Competency education is advancing in New England through a combination of shared vision and values, mutual respect and collaboration, and courageous leadership that is motivated by a sense of urgency to do better for students, communities, and the economy. The following five concepts are the […]
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