Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “competency-based learning”
Danny Medved is the Director of Professional Learning at Mesa County Valley School District 51 in Grand Junction. His desire to bring an all-encompassing district level of support for learner-centered school environments led him to the district three years ago. Q. How did you get involved in education? I entered …
By Elaine Menardi | Not long ago, I found a statistic that blew my mind: 104 of 178 school districts in Colorado operate on a four-day school week. My brain started to race in an effort to address two key questions: What could we do with that extra day? And …
An Interview with Samantha Olson of the Colorado Education Initiative CRPE | September 18, 2018 Samantha Olson is the Vice President of Strategy for the Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), which supports districts and schools in personalized learning and systems change. CEI was part of the Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools …
May 7, 2018 By Sandra Steiner Director of Post-Secondary and Workforce Readiness, Westminster Public Schools All Colorado students deserve to get the support they need to prepare for viable, self-selected careers. They need to feel confident that they can realize their unique potential and be prepared to tackle whatever their …
By Elliott Asp and Rebecca Holmes | April 30, 2018 At CEI, we define competency-based education (CBE) as a system in which each student moves through school and graduates based on their demonstrated mastery of a transparent set of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors required for success after high school …
By Paul Beck | March 2, 2018 Teachers applying for jobs in Colorado Springs District 11 are in for a bit of a shock. There will be standard parts of their interview, of course, meetings with administrators and other teachers. But those interviews will also include much younger, smaller faces: …
January 17, 2018 CEI is excited to share the launch of two Learning Networks for two of our Big Bets — High School Redesign and Competency-Based/Personalized Learning. Our strategy release last September reinforced CEI’s vision that all Colorado students develop not only the academic, but also the professional, personal, entrepreneurial, and civic …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 30, 2017 Contact Information: Susan Paulsen 720-502-4734 spaulsen@coloradoedinitiative.org Graduation Guidelines Summit Focuses on Prepping Students for Future Endeavors THORNTON, Colo. – Improving outcomes for all students is important to Colorado educators, and the state’s graduation guidelines were created to pinpoint those outcomes. Now, district leaders are …
