Transitioning from a Traditional Educational Model to a Competency-Based Educational Model: Lessons Learned from Administrators

• Authors : Steinhoff, Kraig; De Jong, David; Curtin, Susan

Subjects: Competency Based Education; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary EducationAlaska; Texas; Minnesota

• Source: AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, v18 n4 p21-39 Win 2022.

• Abstract: This study examined why schools and districts transitioned from traditional education systems to competency-based, the challenges and benefits school experienced, and characteristics needed in a ... As Provided

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Navigating Policy for Personalized, Competency-Based Education: A Guide for Minnesota Educators

• Authors : Esdal, Lars

Subjects: Individualized Instruction; Competency Based Education; State LegislationMinnesota

• Source: Education Evolving.

• Abstract: COVID-19 exacerbated and brought attention to inequities long present in public education. Facing inconsistent access to learning over distance, students will leave this period with ... As Provided

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Evaluating the Implementation of Networked Improvement Communities in Education: An Applied Research Methods Report. REL 2021-075

• Authors : Margolin, Jonathan; Feygin, Amy R.; Sejdijaj, Agnesa

Subjects: Educational Improvement; Communities of Practice; Formative EvaluationMinnesota

• Source: Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest.

• Abstract: This report presents an approach to evaluating networked improvement communities (NICs) and describes the tools used to apply the approach to a formative evaluation of ... As Provided

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Determining Attendance and Alternatives to Seat-Time. Issue Brief

• Authors : Patrick, Susan; Chambers, Alexis

Subjects: Attendance; Educational Policy; School ClosingOklahoma; Wisconsin; Indiana

• Source: Aurora Institute.

• Abstract: States are grappling with policy strategies to determine attendance in the era of COVID-19 school closures and remote learning. Allowing districts and schools to develop ... ERIC

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Recommendations for Minnesota's Teacher Standards of Effective Practice

• Authors : Kaput, Krista

Subjects: Teacher Effectiveness; Standards; Educational PolicyMinnesota

• Source: Education Evolving.

• Abstract: In 2018, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) opened rulemaking on the Standards of Effective Practice, which are the core set of knowledge and ... As Provided

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Accelerating Pathways to Careers: For Adult Learners

Subjects: Adult Students; Acceleration (Education); Vocational EducationRhode Island; Colorado; Louisiana

• Source: Jobs for the Future.

• Abstract: This brief highlights examples of career pathway models funded by TAACCCT [Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training] that were designed for adult students ... As Provided

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Defining & Measuring Student-Centered Outcomes: Equitably Preparing All Students for College, Career, Civic Participation, and Life

• Authors : Esdal, Lars

Subjects: Student Educational Objectives; Outcomes of Education; Student Centered LearningMinnesota

• Source: Education Evolving.

• Abstract: To equitably prepare all students for success in the 21st century, we must define and measure broader, deeper, and more student-centered outcomes for students and ... As Provided

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Innovation Zones: Creating Policy Flexibility for Competency-Based Personalized Learning. Issue Brief

• Authors : Patrick, S.; Worthen, M.; Frost, D.

Subjects: Educational Innovation; Educational Policy; State PolicyArkansas; Colorado; Kentucky

• Source: iNACOL.

• Abstract: Innovation zones help state policy leaders create space in state policy for local educators to design innovative education models. They allow local districts or schools ... ERIC

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Next Generation Learning Models for English Language Learners: Promising Practices and Considerations for Teaching and Learning

• Authors : Truong, Natalie

Subjects: English Language Learners; Second Language Instruction; Educational PracticesMaryland; Minnesota; New York

• Source: iNACOL.

• Abstract: "Next Generation Learning Models for English Language Learners" seeks to highlight the promising practices and trends in new designs to advance learning for English language ... ERIC

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A Riverboat Gambler's Utopian Experiment

• Authors : Bute, Monte

Subjects: State Colleges; Experimental Colleges; Educational InnovationMinnesota

• Source: Educational Foundations, v30 n1-4 p7-32 2017.

• Abstract: In a seven-year study of new experimental colleges, Grant and Riesman (1978) report that within those schools "The utopian impulses are strong, representing a search for ... As Provided

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