Realizing our Vision in Salisbury Township School District
January/February 2018
Welcome to 2017-18!
Wow... February 5th already! This issue is focusing on Competency-Based Education.
This video from KnowledgeWorks provides a quick introduction to competency education. In a traditional school-centered system, learners move from one grade to the other regardless of having mastered skills. Competency education flips the traditional school-centered model and focuses on learner-centered practices. Learners move on to new levels after mastering clear learning targets. How learners get to competency is personalized to needs and interests of the learner.
Want to learn more about competency education? Check out a few resources below!
What is Competency Education?Provided by CompetencyWorks, this brief article provides educators with the distinctions between competency education and traditional school-centered models. These distinctions are valuable in defining the parameters for designing competency models. The article also shares the WHY of competency learning.
Competency Education: Putting Students at the Center - Moving a system to competency learning can seem like work fraught with many challenges. This articles reminds us how competency education can benefit learners, educators and the community.
Moving to Competency: How We Did It - This is the story of RSU 2, a district in Maine that is known for its shift to competency-based learning. The author, a former superintendent in the district, shares the importance of vision, engaging community and reimagining classroom practices in moving a traditional system to competency.
Scrolling through your Facebook feed? Consider checking out some of the resources on the #YourSalisbury Facebook group. Resources are aligned to our Profile of a Graduate and Learning Beliefs.
