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Quality  Principles for  Competency-Based Education
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I. Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................5
II. Understanding Competency-Based Education ...............................................................................9
A. Readiness for College, Career and Life: The Purpose of K-12 Public Education Today .................10
B. How Does Competency-Based Education Differ from the Traditional System of Education? .....12
C. Competency-Based Education and Personalized Learning Go Hand in Hand ................................22
III. Sixteen Quality Design Principles .....................................................................................................25
A. Purpose and Culture Design Principles ........................................................................................................30
#1 Purpose-Driven ...................................................................................................................................................... 31
#2 Commit to Equity ..................................................................................................................................................37
#3 Nurture a Culture of Learning and Inclusivity .................................................................................................41
#4 Foster the Development of a Growth Mindset ...............................................................................................45
#5 Cultivate Empowering and Distributed Leadership ........................................................................................48
B. Teaching and Learning Design Principles...................................................................................................53
#6 Base School Design and Pedagogy on Learning Sciences ...........................................................................54
#7 Activate Student Agency and Ownership ..........................................................................................................59
#8 Design for the Development of Rigorous Higher-Level Skills ......................................................................63
#9 Ensure Responsiveness .........................................................................................................................................66
C. Structure Design Principles .............................................................................................................................70
#10 Seek Intentionality and Alignment ....................................................................................................................71
#11 Establish Mechanisms to Ensure Consistency and Reliability .....................................................................77
#12 Maximize Transparency .......................................................................................................................................81
#13 Invest in Educators as Learners .........................................................................................................................87
#14 Increase Organizational Flexibility ....................................................................................................................92
#15 Develop Processes for Ongoing Continuous Improvement and Organizational Learning .................96
#16 Advance Upon Demonstrated Mastery ...........................................................................................................99
IV. Conclusion .............................................................................................................................................105
V. Glossary ...................................................................................................................................................107
VI. About the Authors .................................................................................................................................113
VII. Endnotes ..................................................................................................................................................115

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Primary Source
Author:
Katherine Casey
Chris Sturgis
Date Added:
11/13/2018
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Scholarship
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"The Queen's Diamond Jubilee scholarship is awarded to grade 12 students who will be attending a post-secondary institution in the fall. A maximum of six $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually.

Nomination must come from a Saskatchewan High School nominating team, not directly from students."

Subject:
Education
Higher Education
Material Type:
Primary Source
Author:
Government of Saskatchewan
Date Added:
11/13/2024
Reading Interventions Grades 4-9 - Structured Literacy
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This extensive 204 page classroom guide will help teachers structure explicit and effective interventions for students in grades 4-9 (following the Science of Reading).

Recommendations include:
*build decoding skills
*purposeful fluency-building activities
*comprehension-building practices
*build world and word knowledge
*question opportunities
*teach "gist" summary skills
*teach to monitor
*practice practice

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Primary Source
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
Date Added:
12/01/2023
Reading K-12 PD for PeBL Mentors
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This professional development covers why reading is the cornerstone of all education and the PeBL philosophy.
Reading is demystified into the components that all students need to read. Then strategies and the transfer of responsibility are used supporting the Saskatchewan Reads framework.
The materials used through out the presentation are included in the folder for this presentation in the PeBL ELA Team group in the folder entitled "Reading PD (PeBL Mentor PD).
Contact any members of the team for further information.

Subject:
English Language Arts
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Activity/Lab
Assessment
Module
Primary Source
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Date Added:
11/29/2018
The Reading League - The Science of Reading
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The Reading League (TRL) is a national education nonprofit led by educators and reading experts dedicated to promoting knowledge to reimagine the future of literacy education and accelerate the global movement toward reading instruction rooted in science.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Primary Source
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Brandi Lawson
Date Added:
12/08/2021
Reading Rockets- Classroom Strategies
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"Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of research-based reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills." On this page, find a list of research-based reading strategies, including videos of how to use them, templates, and examples. Explore the rest of the website as well- it offers countless strategies and professional learning opportunities!

Subject:
Early Childhood Development
Education
Elementary Education
English Language Arts
Language Education (EAL, ESL)
Special Education
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Primary Source
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Reading Roskets
Date Added:
09/20/2021
Reaffirmation Ceremony
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CC BY-NC
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This teaching activity is meant to take place at the end of the curriculum once students have already been taught about citizenship. All students participating in the reaffirmation ceremony should be Canadian citizens and should understand fully the meaning and implications related to reciting the Oath and taking part in the reaffirmation ceremony.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson
Primary Source
Provider:
Government of Canada
Date Added:
06/06/2018
Record of Oral Language
Unrestricted Use
Public Domain
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This is a paper on oral language in relation to Reading Recovery.
Information on the record of oral language is contained, as well as the paper to administer it to students to determine what they can control with regards to oral language.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Assessment
Primary Source
Author:
Sarah Adkins
Date Added:
11/21/2018