by Laura Gutmann | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog, Competency-based Learning, Learner-centered Communities, Pedagogy
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 Rohan Menon | Apr 25, 2022 | Article, Blog, Curriculum, Learner-centered Communities
In the United States today, we’ve inherited an education system that is profoundly alienating for many of our nation’s young people. The eternal, fundamental questions about education that such a system must address — What should education be? For whom? How? And why?...
by Laura Gutmann | Apr 6, 2022 | Blog, Competency-based Learning, Pedagogy
Reading Time: 3 minutes “What are the essential practices that we want to get across?” “Are these the right things to focus on?” “How would a competency-based approach shift things for you and your learners?” At reDesign, our internal meetings involve a good deal of...
by reDesign | Mar 24, 2022 | Blog, Competency-based Learning, Pedagogy
by Laurie Gagnon & Rohan Menon At reDesign, we encourage the adoption of a Learning Cycle that guides the learner through the habits and skills that support the development of competency with practice over time. Let’s take a moment to revisit the two dimensions of...
by Antonia | Oct 7, 2021 | Blog, Competency-based Learning, Learner-centered Communities, School Design
Author: Antonia Rudenstine, Co-founder and Creative Director, reDesignU.org [email protected]@amrudenstinelinkedin.com/in/antoniarudenstine/ It’s an early fall afternoon in 2020, and I am meeting (over Zoom, of course) with the leadership team of Círculos...