District 191 Competency-Based Education Training Session 1: Overview

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Time: 9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Central Time

Location: Virtual

Description:

Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Midwest is facilitating a virtual training series with Burnsville-Egan-Savage School District 191 in Minnesota to help staff understand competency-based education. Based on resources from CompetencyWorks, the training covers the definition of CBE, quality design principles for CBE, and an introduction to CBE strategies for school model redesign. Participants work as a large group and in smaller groups to reflect on what they learn about CBE and whether this is a viable pathway for their district.

Partnership: Midwest Career Readiness Research Alliance

Speakers:

• Susan Burkhauser, Ph.D., Researcher, REL Midwest
• Dominique Bradley, Ph.D., Researcher, REL Midwest
• Cora Goldston, Communications Specialist, REL Midwest
• Sara Mitrano, Research Associate, REL Midwest

Resources:

• Slides [2,769 KB ]
• Levine, E. & Patrick, S. (2019). What is competency-based education? An updated definition. Vienna, VA: Aurora Institute.
• Rudenstine, A., Schaef, S., Bacallao, D. & Hakani, S. (2018). Meeting Students Where They Are. Vienna, VA: iNACOL.
• Sturgis, C. & Casey, K. (2018). Quality principles for competency-based education. Vienna, VA: Aurora Institute.