Session 4: Understanding Clarity to Competency
Dec 14, 2023
4.1: Overview of SDZ Cohort 1 Demonstration Project Waiver Progress (state and federal)
Dr. Mike Fulton provides an overview of the current status of the SDZ Cohort 2 work toward designing a new approach to Missouri’s current education accountability system (alternative APR) and discusses the status of the Federal Waiver design.
4.2: Deeper Learning Pathways Opportunities
Dr. Pam Hedgpeth shares an overview of all the learning opportunities for educators working in any SRSN district or organization. There are over 40 free sessions connected to four learning pathways. National experts are presenting Zoom sessions on a variety of topics connected to personalized competency based learning. The four pathways include: curriculum, instruction, assessment, and leadership. SRSN participants are encouraged to sign up for these sessions.
4.3: Surface, Deep, Transfer: Redefining Rigor to move towards Competency Based Learning
This session provides an overview of the rigorous learning that underscores a Competency Based System. It provides an overview of learning complexity, the core instructional, assessment, and learning habits that are required to meet rigorous learning expectations, as well as the learner qualities or dispositions that enable students to leverage competency based education to be assessment capable learners. In addition, this session provides an overview of the organizational leadership that is necessary to engage and sustain a competency based learning approach in their schools and systems.
🗃️ Resources
Resources from other Professional Learning Sessions
Check out our Professional Learning web page for free recordings and content from all of the previous learning sessions. These resources are a great place to stay apprised of the work from the System Design Zone Demonstration Project Waiver. Additionally, these learning sessions can be used by district leaders as professional learning opportunities for building capacity within your districts.