Vision-Led, Learner-Driven

Supporting Student Success Through
Personalized, Competency-based Learning

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June 23, 2025
By: KnowledgeWorks

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • Get a sense of what personalized, competency-based learning is and why it’s a way forward
  • Find out what the conditions are for systemic transformation and how a shared vision can help education leaders drive transformation
  • Understand how aligning a shared vision, a Portrait of a Graduate and an instructional framework can enhance learning experiences and ensure consistency across a learning community

A learner’s ability and drive to pursue new ideas and approach problems with creativity and adaptability has always been important. Now more than ever, it’s non-negotiable.

Vision-Led, Learner-Driven provides an overview of personalized, competency-based learning to new audiences, conveys its benefits and helps show part of the progression through the personalized, competency-based learning journey.

Who’s it for?

This publication is perfect for introducing personalized, competency-based learning to:

  • Education innovators, changemakers and decisionmakers
  • District, school and classroom leaders

What’s inside?

As an overview, you’ll get:

  • An introduction to personalized, competency-based learning
  • Why a learning community would adopt personalized, competency-based learning
  • Four priority conditions for systems transformation
  • Ways to get started with creating a shared vision, a Portrait of a Graduate and an instructional framework
  • What it looks like to drive system transformation guided by a shared vision

What would happen if all educators could meet each student’s unique learning needs and consider their personal strengths while ensuring high expectations for academic growth?

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THE AUTHOR

KnowledgeWorks

Dr. Andrea Moreno-Hewitt shares how Ector County ISD operationalizes their Portrait of a Learner by aligning goals, strategies and community efforts to create lasting impact.

When we partner with learning communities, one of the first steps we take is supporting the development of a shared vision.

Building a Shared Vision

When we partner with learning communities, one of the first steps we take is supporting the development of a shared vision.
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