Competency Based Learning/Curriculum

THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF COMPETENCY EDUCATIOn

1. Students advance upon mastery. 
2. Competencies include explicit, measurable, transferable learning objectives that empower students.
3. Assessment is meaningful and a positive learning experience for students.
4. Students receive timely, differentiated support based on their individual learning needs.
5. Learning outcomes emphasize competencies that include application and creation of knowledge, along with the development of important skills and dispositions. From www.competencyworks.org

I can statements break the standards down into kid friendly language and goals. To see a check list of math goals visit here:

"I can" statement checklist: 1st grade Math & ELA 

"I can" statement checklist: 2nd grade Math & ELA

For further information regarding curriculum and standards, please visit our SAU16 site. 

School Year 2020 

Open House Slideshow 

Competency Based Education

Thinking Deeply

The Common Core emphasizes critical thinking. It requires students to analyze more, discuss more, evaluate more, justify more and explain their thinking & understanding deeply, especially in writing. Take-Away: Really thinking deeply is hard. Let it BE hard, help them talk it out.

Integrating Learning The Common Core emphasizes learning across disciplines (reading with math & social studies standards combined into one task). Students spend more time working together with different settings, structures & tools. Take-Away: Problems & solutions happen everyday in the real world.

Showing How They Know The Common Core emphasizes proof & evidence. Long gone are the days of worksheets, fact memorizations and skill & drill. Students are not taught this way and they are not assessed this way. Take- away: The new tests will require students to explain how they know.

Supporting The Common Core at Home

1 Ask *why* when children tell you they want something or want to do or not do something. 2 Use the word *because* after “No” or “Not tonight...” 3Give reasons--you to them and them to you. 4Encourage questions & explore answers (especially questions whose answers are not yes or no.) 5Explain & discuss issues or problems in your house, neighborhood, & community. Brainstorm solutions.6 Compare how things are alike and different-videos, movies, food. 7 Look for patterns 8 Describe & categorize stuff. 9Tell your children what you value & why. 0 Encourage & celebrate opinions. * Created by Jennifer Jones