by Andrea Avery | Aug 11, 2022 | Adult Development, Blog, Competency-based Learning, Pedagogy
How do we know what good teaching looks like? How could defining educator competencies contribute to a learner-centered school culture? How can we design competencies that are inclusive and supportive of each educator’s professional growth? As a teacher, I...
by Laura Gutmann | Jul 12, 2022 | Blog, Competency-based Learning
What’s the difference between monitoring and guidance? Why is it important to balance setting learners up for success with allowing them to grapple with problems and challenges? How can well-crafted guidance text equip young people to drive their own learning forward?...
by Laura Gutmann | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog, Competency-based Learning
As we got closer to a much anticipated trip, my five-year-old couldn’t stop telling everyone she met about the part she was most anticipating – going snorkeling. This would be the first time Isabelle would get to take a peek at a reef, and her head was filled...
by Melissa Slater | Aug 10, 2021 | Blog, Competency-based Learning, System Transformation
By Melissa Slater reDesign has partnered with the South Carolina Department of Education’s Office of Personalized Learning to support educators in creating a sustainable learner-centered model, supporting all students in achieving the Profile of the SC...
by reDesign | May 1, 2019 | Blog, Competency-based Learning
In an October blog post, Everything I’ve Ever Needed to Know About Teaching, I Learned From Black Women: A Recommended Reading List, Akosua Lesesne highlighted the groundbreaking works of ten Black women education theorists whose works have for decades deeply...
by reDesign | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, Competency-based Learning
What types of summative assessments should be a part of our Competency-based or Mastery-based assessment model? Do traditional assessments go away? What about in math class, specifically? Is it really feasible to do multi-week projects all of the time? These are...
