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KnowledgeWorks works alongside teachers, school district leaders and communities to provide competency-based education implementation support and to assist in the scaling of a personalized, competency-based learning system tailored to each learning community.

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A High School Senior’s Testimony to the North Dakota House Education Committee in Favor of SB 2186

… applies to students as well, and 18-year-old Dawson Schefter from Langdon, North Dakota, is an example for all of us to follow. Dawson is a…
a diploma leans on a graduation hat on top of a wooden table.

Resource: Stories from the Field

A Different Path to a Diploma

When a 17-year-old student came into the North Dakota Youth Correctional Center (YCC) needing only a few more credits to graduate, three of the six…
adults gathered around a table brainstorming or strategizing with sticky notes

Resource: Stories from the Field

What Happens When Districts Learn from Each Other

… lp. Enter Dr. Corey Steiner of Northern Cass School District 97 in Hunter, North Dakota. His district made the shift to standards-based grading nearly 10…
three children sit together and laugh

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Student Feedback and Reflection: Essentials in this Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Classroom

… with KnowledgeWorks to advance personalized, competency-based learning in North Dakota, empowering learners to take ownership of the learning process is critical for Harrison and her…
illustration of people around a map with locations pinned, data graphics and systems symbols

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Advancing Education Innovation Through Place-Based Strategies

… geWorks examined a state-level effort to shift both policy and practice in North Dakota toward transforming to a personalized, competency-based learning system. Jackie Statum Allen,…

Resource: Stories from the Field

The Future is Everybody’s Business

… Swanson, KnowledgeWorks director of strategic foresight, before a group of North Dakota educators, community members, state education department officials and, most importantly, students. “Students have…

Resource: Stories from the Field

From Classroom to Career

… ning in actionDuring a research internship with the pharmacy department at North Dakota State University, Kayla quickly discovered that even the experts don’t always find…

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Measuring Forward: Emerging Trends in K-12 Assessment Innovation

… Restore Faith in Education KnowledgeWorks CEO and President Bill Hite and North Dakota State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler explain why personalized learning works and demonstrate its…
Educators at this North Dakota district wanted students and teachers alike to connect with their hopes for each graduate in a real, actionable way.

Resource: Stories from the Field

How Aligning Student of the Month Criteria to Your Portrait of a Graduate Increases Transparency

When educators and district leaders at Oakes Public Schools in Oakes, North Dakota, developed their Portrait of a Graduate, they knew they wanted it to…
Student goals on the gallery wall at Mountainview Elementary School in Rio Rico, Arizona

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What a Portrait of a Graduate Is – and How You Can Operationalize Them

… outh Carolina Graduate Communication, like in West Fargo Public Schools in North Dakota Civic, financial and economic literacy, like in Utah’s Portrait of a Graduate…
A little Black child in rain boots and bib overalls crouches over a raised garden bed, planting starts.

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Empowering College and Career Pathways with Competency-aligned Policy Changes

… and college- and career-ready opportunities at Bismarck Public Schools in North Dakota, is an example of how one school is working to make this kind…
Magnifying glass over puzzle pieces. Two puzzlie pieces are missing with the word "policy" in their place.

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Lessons for Sustainable Policy Change

… re present in the passage of SB2186 during the 2017 legislative session in North Dakota, which created greater flexibility to support innovation in education. SB2186…

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