Competency-Based Education: A New Architecture for K-12 Schooling - Softcover

Rose L. Colby is a competency-based learning and assessment specialist, Talent Cloud Fellow for 2Revolutions, and lecturer in the Educational Leadership Program at Plymouth State University.
 

Competency-Based Education introduces educators to a new model for anytime, anywhere schooling and provides tools and curriculum resources for redesigning the traditional structures of K–12 schools. Based on pioneering work across multiple states, this book shows how educators can design central elements of competency-based education (CBE)—including performance tasks, personal learning plans, and grading systems—to meet the needs and interests of all students. Rose L. Colby provides a much-needed resource at a time when states, districts, and schools are experimenting with new accountability systems that include evidence of learning beyond standardized tests.
 
“Rose Colby’s book is a masterpiece offering a comprehensive resource and in-depth analysis on the transformation of learning possible with competency-based education. She provides a beacon for educators designing the future of education and offers new hope that our industrial-age education system can be remodeled based on a future-focused vision—one where all children can learn, grow and succeed.”
—Susan Patrick, president, iNACOL, and cofounder, CompetencyWorks
 
“Rose Colby has provided us with a definitive framework to guide our implementation of competency-based education. This book does a masterful job of offering an overview of the vision for CBE, but more importantly, provides a practitioner’s view of the needed steps to transform our school districts. With this work, Colby has offered a guided tour to any educational leader focused on student mastery.”
—David M. Richards, superintendent, Fraser Public Schools, Fraser, Michigan
 
“Competency-Based Education offers an extensive and thoughtful collection of samples, examples, and case studies that can serve as a very useful guide to implementing CBE. Educators driven to engage each and every student should use this for creating a culture of CBE in their community.”
—Joe DiMartino, president, Center for Secondary School Redesign
 
 Rose L. Colby is a competency-based learning and assessment specialist, Talent Cloud Fellow for 2Revolutions, and lecturer in the Educational Leadership Program at Plymouth State University.