…articulated in the Proficiency-Based Learning Team’s Why is Proficiency-based learning Important? proficiency-based education is a means to reach equity for each and every student: “A proficiency-based education system benefits all…
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…proficiency pursued during the unit. Nelson modeled the proficiency by working through the causes and effects of him becoming a teacher. The class first worked together to brainstorm causes and…
Read moreTwo examples of implementing proficiency-based scales of learning Vermont educators and their students are on a journey. Let’s look at how one school is implementing proficiency-based learning in a way…
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…the biggest concepts around proficiency. The idea is relatively simple, but the execution will be much trickier. Proficiency-based reporting represent a departure from the way public schooling has been done…
Read more…growth, using a blended learning environment. For those of you unfamiliar with Proficiency-Based Learning, or interested in a primer, I highly recommend What’s the Deal with Proficiency-Based Learning? The video…
Read more…different about Student Led Conferences in a proficiency-based learning system? The clarity of expectations, transparency in terms of progress, and focus on growth of proficiency-based learning provide students with tools…
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…proficiencies in whatever they choose to study. Between the two systems — flexible pathways and proficiency-based learning — students negotiate a curriculum that keeps them engaged and satisfies their curiosity…
Read moreWhat do PLPs and proficiency-based assessment have in common? They both emphasize what students CAN do. They’re not about ranking, sorting, and labeling. They’re about growth, progress, and opportunity for…
Read more…beginning: how to implement proficiency-based learning. They began the chat in another new way as well: with a pre-chat self-assessment. It assessed profiency with proficiency-based learning, of course. [View the…
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…followed up their Goal Thinglinks by applying visualization to their district’s ongoing work exploring proficiency-based learning, specifically homing in on learning scales. Paige Emory, a 6th grade teacher at Stowe…
Read more…in a Proficiency-Based Environment, Life LeGeros, 2017 4 Key Concepts for Families about Proficiency-Based Reporting, Neal McIntyre and Rachel Mark, Tarrant Institute, 2018 Why Host a Whole-School Exhibition? Rachel Mark,…
Read more…to a quiet space to work, the resources necessary to do the assessment, or the support that might be needed. How it fits into the proficiency-based education ecosystem: Summative Assessments…
Read moreMaking sure Proficiency work includes all students Recently, I was in a middle school team meeting walking folks through some proficiencyb-based learning scenarios and one teacher said “I have a…
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Looking at tech tools for formative assessment In a proficiency-based learning environment, frequent, flexible, and transparent assessments become cornerstones of the practice. The importance of formative assessment can’t be understated,…
Read more…demonstrate proficiency. To create meaningful learning goals, we unpack the teacher-centered language of proficiencies, standards, and performance indicators to describe what proficiency looks like from a student perspective. The student-centered…
Read more…the Schoology LMS particularly suited to proficiency-based learning. The positive potential and practical demands of Proficiency-Based Learning We’ve talked at length about the benefits of adopting proficiency-based learning, and how…
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…to go above and beyond when working toward a math proficiency concept?” Phase one: Deirdre began the transition into proficiency-based teaching and grading by restructuring how she gave feedback to…
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…I — both when I was in a school library and I was designing proficiency-based units of study, and collaborating with teachers in the design of proficiency-based units of study,…
Read more…us, @innovativeEd. This past Wednesday, April 1st, we discussed proficiency-based graduation requirements. Come meet your fellow Vermont educators on twitter and catch up on where we are with implementing PBGRs….
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…stand-and-deliver time to provide formative check-ins and supports as students make their way through the learning paths. What kind of proficiency-based learning activities can you and your students design with…
Read more…support proficiency by fostering relationships, providing opportunities for collaborative learning, utilizing innovative technology, creating out of school learning opportunities, and communicating high expectations for all. What? Key components of proficency…
Read more…common understanding and support are collaboratively being built. Pillar 3: Proficiency-Based Learning Finally, let’s look at the qualities necessary for rigorous, student-centered Proficiency-Based Learning/Assessment as outlined in the video…
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Meet Grace Gilmour, and her proficiency-based classroom. “Oh yay. I was like: yay, my heart.” This was Grace Gilmour’s response to a student’s honest appraisal of her class: “I love…
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…fan actually, of proficiency-based assessment as a lever for equity, because I think it more clearly (ideally, in a well planned proficiency-based system) outlines what the goals are for students…
Read more…Practice in a Proficiency-Based Environment, Life LeGeros, 2017 4 Key Concepts for Families about Proficiency-Based Reporting, Neal McIntyre and Rachel Mark, Tarrant Institute, 2018 Why Host a Whole-School Exhibition? Rachel…
Read moreWhat proficiency-based learning looks like Winooski Middle and High School, in bustling Winooski, VT, has been quietly making the journey to proficiency-based learning and proficiency-based graduation requirements for the past…
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…pushback on proficiency-based assessment and the proficiency-based graduation requirements. Maine as a state had those, and those were… they were moved from mandated to optional. At that same time, in…
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…proficiency to have a competency- or proficiency-based system in order to create flexible pathways that lead to the same credentialing, if you will. The skills are really important. It’s not…
Read more…for students to travel towards the same goal. How it fits into the proficiency-based education ecosystem: In the proficiency for personalized learning model, meaningful instruction leads students toward the learning…
Read more…for educators and students both. (Photo credit: Pixabay user “Pexels”). How it fits into the proficiency-based education ecosystem: Formative Assessments are the diagnostic tools in a Proficiency-Based Education system….
Read more…her 6th grade Spanish class, and two key components of that shift are 1) that students work towards an 80% proficiency with the Spanish language and 2) that they have…
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…satisfied these standards, allowing the workplace to approve of, rather than generate, evidence of proficiency. He also thought that as his students become more accustomed to the language of proficiency…
Read moreGetting started assessing proficiency School systems in Vermont and elsewhere are in the midst of a shift to proficiency-based learning. At the early stages, this transformation can feel overwhelming even…
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…talk about equity in schools, as well as spending some serious time discussing what proficiency-based learning has looked like. Does it work? Is it an improvement over the traditional grading…
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…demonstrate verbal Spanish proficiency in various subjects at whatever time feels suitable for them. If they’re unable to achieve 80% proficiency on the exam, they can retry unlimited times until…
Read more…be in place in order to meet the requirements of Act 77. Proficiency as architecture to learning My current understanding is proficiency-based graduation requirements and proficiency-based teaching and learning will…
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…learning to a proficiency-based system. As we transform our system towards a proficiency or competency-based system. Terra: Yes, absolutely because you have to be specific. You have to point out…
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…and violin at libraries around the state. When the pandemic hit, they didn’t want to lose the opportunity to share their passion and proficiency. They’d worked on the library tour…
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…and proficiency based learning. Ideally, we aren’t talking about personalized as “individualized,” – we are emphasizing the “personal.” Vermont’s investments in the middle school movement create an environment where the…
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…and to demonstrate proficiency. But it’s not always obvious how you, as an educator, can help students see the connection to specific content areas. Let’s take a look at some…
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A recipe for video-making proficiency The ubiquity of the digital camera, whether mounted in smartphone, tablet or Chromebook, is getting everyone excited about making videos in the classroom. But it…
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…And what he talks about is the mistake that leaders make, is they’re so unarmored with the outcome they’re trying to get to — “These proficiency-based graduation requirements, you’ve got…
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…Jeanie: The other thing in the insight chapter that I think is more relevant, especially as we engage in proficiency based education is this idea of stretching for insight. On…
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…It turned out to be cool activity. Our school was in the process of implementing proficiency-based learning I was like “Oh we can use this, we can totally attach this…
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…and choice, whether that’s negotiated curriculum or having kids decide what product they’re going to produce to demonstrate their learning on a proficiency target. I was thinking, I’m reading Emily…
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…this year. But instructional leaders around the state are adamant that proficiency based learning practices have accelerated. Here are a few areas that jumped out across several interviews: Narrative reporting…
Read more…of Vermont’s Act 77 (personalized learning plans for all students) and Vermont’s Education Quality Standards (locally-determined, proficiency-based high school graduation requirements)? What would it look like, and how would it…
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Read more…and learning targets, and use native platform tools to track their proficiency as each unit progresses. Along with the Tarrant Institute’s own Susan Hennessey, McKnight presented on Harwood’s work with…
Read more…develop Personal Learning Plans with students, are crafting ways for students to demonstrate proficiency of transferable skills adopted by each school. One way for students to show what they know,…
Read more…the coding system has enriched students’ awareness of learning targets and their own proficiency. By identifying those concepts not introduced, students feel better about themselves and their abilities. The thinking…
Read more…learning. I was recently given the opportunity to see it in action, not with students, but with adult educators who are tackling the design challenge of shifting schooling toward proficiency-based…
Read more…school. I just have to follow my heart and do what I know is best for kids: personalized, flexible and proficiency based learning!” In the next several weeks, we’ll dive…
Read more…educator moving to a proficiency-based learning format and discovering how student proficiency does not often improve without engaging and flexible practice opportunities. Using middle level concepts and brain-based research, changes…
Read more…collage station, complete with models, direction and inspiration. What makes it work? Google Classroom gives structure to proficiency-based assessment McReynolds has designed many structures to make sure this self-directed model…
Read more…workflow for creating a tech-rich social studies unit responsive to different learners’ needs. And using ourselves as learners, we tested out our methods. Why differentiation? A key element in proficiency-based…
Read morePersonalized, proficiency-based PBL or bust During a faculty meeting in late December of 2016, educators and staff talked about the need to provide personalized learning options for students at their…
Read moreRealizing the promise of micro-credentialing As teachers and students grapple with how to implement proficiency-based assessment, flexible pathways and personalized learning, what can we learn from digital badge eco-systems? What’s…
Read more…were assessed using learning scales and transferable habits of work. Check out the summative assessment in Lora’s class where students drew upon their data to justify their proficiency. Students self-assess…
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…each and every educator. Proficiency-based. To ensure all educators practice and develop the fundamental skills and mindsets expected of them. A trusting learning community. Inspiring educators to open their classrooms,…
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What could it look like to get credit for real world math proficiency? Here’s something you should know about me: I knit furiously. All the women in my family do….
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…And then I’m wondering about formative assessments. Thinking about it in a proficiency-based system, it’s so much quicker to read a short story and then understand if your students are…
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Now that you understand the why of proficiency-based and personalized learning, are you ready to see the how? Learning Lab VT throws open the doors of classrooms around Vermont, so…
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…and proficiency go hand-in-hand. It’s really rethink of the way, the entire way that we do things in classrooms, putting so much agency into students’ hands and then taking the…
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