Clear learning competencies are the foundation of a personalized, competency-based education system. Putting these into practice requires creating a student learning continuum, the set of standards-based competencies that clearly communicates the knowledge and skills that each student is expected to master, identifying progressions and learning targets and implementing strategies to ensure alignment across all systems.
Developing and implementing a competency-based student learning continuum is a challenging but critical step to ensure that your personalized learning system creates the same expectation of achievement for all students through equitable, essential curriculum. Transparency is key. When all stakeholders, including students, families and community members, can see what students are learning and why, you ensure a community-wide commitment to personalized learning and the opportunity for learning to extend beyond the classroom.
