Competency-based education what is it & will it promote or prohibit college & career readiness?

Alison hramiec | boston day and evening academy

Kim carter | QED Foundation & Mc2

Paul leather | New hampshire department of education

Stephanie Krauss | The Forum for youth investment

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Alison Hramiec | Director of C & I Boston Day and Evening Academy

SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE

Kim Carter | Executive DirectorQ.E.D. Foundation & MC2

SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE

Paul Leather | Deputy CommissionerNew Hampshire Dept. of Education

STATE PERSPECTIVE

Stephanie Krauss | Senior FellowThe Forum for Youth Investment

NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

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Competency-based education: What is it?

Competency-based education is an organizational or systems approach to schooling and learning where students move ahead primarily based on the demonstration of what they know and can do, rather than time spent in class

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Competency-based education: Higher education≈ 250 CBE programs

Emerging Networks:

•Competency-based Education Network

•Educause NGLC

•CAEL JumpStart

•WGU Community College Initiative

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Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching reports that 42 states now offer seat-time waivers or exemptions for awarding high school credits or credential

Where it’s happening:

•New England

•Colorado

•Oregon

•Iowa

•Schools serving disconnected or overage & under-credited youth

Competency-based education: K-12

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COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION

WILL IT PROMOTE OR PROHIBIT COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS?PHILOSOPHY | POLICY | PRACTICE

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When credentialed means competent & READY FOR LIFE After high schoolA philosophy of learning & credentialing in a CBE environment

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When the use of time, space & place become flexible resources to accommodate learningA policy perspective on how CBE stretches when & where learning happens & how it is assessed and validated

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WHEN the student is at the center and readiness is the goalAn examination of practice and the practical implications & applications of CBE for high school students and the college admissions process

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Q&A

Alison Hramiec | Director of Curriculum & InstructionBoston Day and Evening Academyahramiac@bostonpublicschools.org

Kim Carter | Executive DirectorQ.E.D. Foundation & MC2

kcarter@qedfoundation.org

Paul Leather | Deputy CommissionerNew Hampshire Dept. of EducationPaul.leather@doe.nh.gov

Stephanie Krauss | Senior FellowThe Forum for Youth Investmentstephaniek@forumfyi.org

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RESOURCESK-12•CompetencyWorks

•Q.E.D. Foundation

•New England Secondary School Consortium

Higher Education•Lumina Strategy Labs

•Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN)

•CompetencyWorks Higher Education blog

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