Competency-Based Learning Implementation Support

At KnowledgeWorks, we believe in personalized learning not only for students, but also for educators and leaders. This belief is at the heart of our work to help school districts implement personalized, competency-based learning. When we partner with a school district, our team focuses on:

• Understanding your needs: We discover local progress towards your unique vision through surveys, classroom room visits by experienced teaching and learning experts and focus groups. Our data analysis and tailored recommendations are based on nearly 20 years of experience working with communities, educators and learners and a clear set of research-based competencies.
• Custom growth goals: Based on your needs, we deliver an evidence-based strategic plan to support competency-based education implementation, including recommended professional development and action steps, identifying ways to leverage strengths and align all areas of your system. This action plan includes clear measurable growth targets for your school district to help you create a path to personalized, competency-based learning that will help all students succeed.

• Systemic impact: We help districts think through actions for each area of your system, with a focus on scaling best practices and building community-wide engagement. Our analysis and action plans help you ensure systemic impact for all kids by aligning action across the following areas:
  • Curriculum and instruction
  • Assessment systems
  • Learning environment and student supports
  • Educator and leadership development
  • Technology and data systems
  • Community partnerships
• Professional development: With a deep focus on ensuring every student is prepared with the knowledge and skills they will need for the rapidly changing world of learning and work, KnowledgeWorks works alongside teachers and leaders to support competency-based education implementation, delivering a tailored set of professional development, design labs and workshops. Our team of former educators, principals and superintendents help you facilitate conversations and advance personalized learning through:
  • Community-wide vision, culture and transparency
  • Learner-centered practices
  • Student agency and social-emotional learning
  • Deeper learning and academic rigor
  • Clear, realistic learning goals for every student
  • Equitable and essential curriculum
  • Continuous improvement practices
• Shaping the future, today: KnowledgeWorks experience working in schools across the country is supported by a team of education policy experts and futurists that help spark new thinking about ways to prepare students for an uncertain future. We advocate for policy change that supports local innovation and help our school partners look ahead to the future.