This issue brief outlines state policy recommendations and action steps to modernize educator preparation and development systems to bring student-centered learning environments to scale. To transform the K-12 education system, states must build teacher capacity for personalized, competency-based education. This brief highlights four strategies for states and school districts to prepare teachers with the skills they need for student-centered learning:
- Identifying clear, specific educator competencies for personalized, competency-based learning environments;
- Creating multiple, high-quality pathways to educator credentials and development;
- Developing educator professional judgment for student-centered learning; and
- Building assessment literacy.
This report is a must read for state policy makers and district leaders in every state.
Source Organization: iNACOL