Unlock Your Teaching Potential with These Dynamic Learning Sessions!
Get ready for a professional development experience like no other! These sessions are designed with busy educators in mind, offering flexibility to complete them individually or with colleagues—anytime, anywhere. Whether you're refreshing your knowledge or diving into personalized competency-based learning (PCBL) for the first time, you’ll explore exciting, practical strategies to enhance your teaching.
Discover the Missouri Success-Ready Students Network’s definition of PCBL, broken down into 8 essential elements for creating innovative, student-centered learning environments. What makes these sessions truly unique? They’re presented in a fun, binge-worthy TV series format—each episode packed with actionable insights and opportunities for engagement.
Don’t miss this chance to learn, grow, and transform your classroom into a hub of personalized, impactful learning! Access one of the episodes soon!
Episode 1
What is PCBL or Personalized Competency-Based Learning?
This episode provides a quick overview of the eight elements used by the Missouri Success Ready Students Network (SRSN) brought to you by SRSN and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Hosted by Dr. Jeanette Westfall, Dr. Debbie Yonke, and Dr. Tina Plummer. (22:02)
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Episode 2
Real World Learning (RWL) (Element 8)
This episode provides an opportunity to dig deeper into aspects of real-world learning. Come with us to explore examples and interviews from state and national educators who are building real-world learning opportunities into their school systems. Real-world learning is Element 8 of the elements of Competency-based Learning used by the Missouri Success Ready Students Network (SRSN) brought to you by SRSN and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Hosted by Dr. Jeanette Westfall, Dr. Debbie Yonke, and Dr. Tina Plummer. (56:58)
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Episode 3
Competency-Based Learning Pedagogy (Elements 1,3, 5 & 6)
Competency-based learning reframes teacher pedagogy to offer learning opportunities that focus on the development and demonstration of specific measurable skills, abilities, and learner dispositions. The purpose is to develop the learning process and build learner agency by measuring progress and mastery instead of seat-time or through compliance-based activities. This episode provides a quick overview of elements 1, 3, 5 and 6 used by the Missouri Success Ready Students Network (SRSN) brought to you by SRSN and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Hosted by Dr. Jeanette Westfall, Dr. Debbie Yonke, and Dr. Tina Plummer.
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Episode 4
Competency-Based Learning Assessment (Elements 2,4, 5 & 7)
Competency-based learning reframes teacher pedagogy to offer learning opportunities that focus on the development and demonstration of specific measurable skills, abilities, and learner dispositions. The purpose is to develop the learning process and build learner agency by measuring progress and mastery instead of seat-time or through compliance-based activities. This episode provides a quick overview of elements 1, 3, 5 and 6 used by the Missouri Success Ready Students Network (SRSN) brought to you by SRSN and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Hosted by Dr. Jeanette Westfall, Dr. Debbie Yonke, and Dr. Tina Plummer.
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Additional PCBL Professional Learning Opportunities
Master Teacher Cadre
The Personalized Competency-Based (PCBL) Master Teacher Cadre (MTC) is a prestigious, year-long professional development program designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to master personalized competency-based learning (PCBL) through a dynamic blend of in-person and virtual experiences. The SRSN will engage 120 teachers, college preservice professors and RPDC consultants in this work each year. Participants are chosen through an application process.
Designing Client Connected Projects
Are you ready to engage in innovative teaching and bring real-world impact into your classroom? Join us to explore the groundbreaking Client-Connected Projects strategy, an approach that integrates authentic, business- and industry-connected learning into any classroom setting. Led by two experienced educators and practitioners this session will guide you step-by-step through the process of incorporating client-connected projects into your courses.