Pay for Success CTE Competition RFP
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Social Finance and Jobs for the Future (JFF) are hosting the first Pay for Success competition in K-12 education to provide technical support to develop and expand career and technical education (CTE) programs for underserved, high-need youth. Pay for Success is a contracting model that drives government resources… Read More ›
Research Collaborative Seminar: Encouraging and Sustaining Competency-Based Learning Environments
The January installment of the Research Collaborative Seminar series features Paul Leather, former New Hampshire Deputy Commissioner of Education, Research Collaborative advisor, and nationally renowned leader in student-centered reforms. His presentation, “Encouraging and Sustaining Competency-Based Learning Environments: Lessons from New Hampshire,” focuses on what works, and, just as importantly, what doesn’t work when implementing competency-based… Read More ›
Education Reimagined Website
Education Reimagined is an initiative of The Convergence Center for Policy Resolution, a nonprofit focused on solving social challenges through collaboration. Education Reimagined works to accelerate the growth and impact of the Learner-Centered Education Movement in the United States by finding and encouraging innovators, bringing stakeholders together, and educating the broader community. Educators and community… Read More ›
Designing for Equity: Technical Advisory Group for National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education
This June, CompetencyWorks is hosting a National Summit on K-12 Competency-Based Education which will convene 100 leading innovators to move the field of competency-based education through the next generation of ideas and actionable outcomes. The summit will focus on equity and diversity and tackle 6 issues: equity, policy, quality, meeting kids where they are, identifying emerging issues,… Read More ›
Three Ways Student Voice Can Elevate Motivation and Engagement
If you spend enough time in middle school or high school classrooms, you know teachers work hard to keep students engaged and motivated. Amplifying student voice is a core strategy to boosting engagement and motivation. The Students at the Center Series report Motivation, Engagement, and Student Voice by Dr. Eric Toshalis and Dr. Michael J.… Read More ›
Organizational Structures and Strategies that Promote Problem-Based Learning Environments
This webinar is the third in a series sponsored by The Community of Practice. Implementation of problem-based learning requires leaders to look out for potential barriers that decrease or diminish the overall effectiveness of the strategy. Marcy Raymond will lead this session which will focus on the opportunities to establish gateway structures that encourage the development of… Read More ›
Students at the Center: Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind
This archived webinar from the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) discusses the book Students at the Center: Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind, written by Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda. The authors discuss the four attributes they feel are critical to personalized learning: voice, cocreation, social construction, and self-discovery. They note that a… Read More ›
A Close-Up Look at How a Workshop Framework Can Enhance Personalized Learning
Originally posted on CompetencyWorks, January 19, 2017. When I started teaching first grade over twenty-five years ago, I quickly realized that I was going to need additional strategies and support in order to help each of my students become independent readers and writers. The research and work of Donald Graves had a profound impact on… Read More ›
Helping Struggling Students Build a Growth Mindset
This article, written by two veteran researchers of brain and education science, presents five strategies to help struggling students develop positive outlooks on their learning capabilities. The authors outline the potential positive outcomes for students who have developed a growth mindset. The strategies the authors share include, creating student success files (a continually updated collection that… Read More ›
Keys to ESSA Readiness
As state and school district leaders prepare for the Every Student Succeeds Act’s new challenges and flexibility, this virtual event sponsored by Education Week will provide practical takeaways on ESSA’s crucial 2017-18 rollout. The new law resets the relationship between the federal government and other players on K-12 policy, giving greater autonomy—and added responsibility—to state and local… Read More ›
EdSurge on Air
These podcasts by EdSurge are curated on topics related to education technology. The podcast episodes feature news updates, interviews, and debates on a variety of topics, globally and nationally. Edsurge provides transcripts, as well as great background information on the topic. Past episodes feature topics such as suggestions for superintendents selecting edtech products, relevant data… Read More ›
States Capacity a Nagging Issue as ESSA Gears Up
This article discusses whether state lawmakers are ready for implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The article raises concerns that state education agencies do not have adequate staffing or funding to address the responsibilities of crafting and managing state accountability plans. In addition, it asserts that states are already tackling many other new… Read More ›