Expecting students to move together through traditional one-size-fits-all instruction affects students who need more support and those who are ready and waiting to move forward.
Our focus on competency-based learning provides educators with the skills they need to design student-centered learning progressions, set up routines for student autonomy, and provide personalized support for all learners.
Focus Area
Competency-based learning empowers students to make decisions about their learning experiences, how they will create and apply knowledge, and how they will demonstrate their content mastery. We support skill development through personalized pathways built from workshops, 1:1 coaching, and learning walks to achieve clear outcomes.
Outcome: I design equitable competency-based grading models in order to allow students to demonstrate mastery in a variety of ways.
Outcome: I determine what student success looks like by evaluating content standards and learning targets.
Learn how to identify and celebrate strengths to equip students to effectively adopt a growth mindset and set learning goals.
Design an active agreement for student success by creating a learning contract.
Ensure equity in your grading practices and analyze the effect of those practices on your students.
We’ve identified four Elements that are key for academic success and for building student-centered classrooms. BetterLesson guides teachers, instructional coaches, and leaders through Focus Areas within each Element to lead their professional development journey.
Instructional Leadership Improve instruction and learning for teachers and students by building your skills as an instructional leader.
Inclusive and Responsive Practices Build an equitable learning community where all students can be supported, celebrated, and successful.
Flexible Instructional Models Find unique ways for all students to learn, communicate, and solve meaningful problems.
Curriculum and Academic Content Use learning tools and curriculum to create a student-centered classroom.
Improve instruction and learning for teachers and students by building your skills as an instructional leader.
Build an equitable learning community where all students can be supported, celebrated, and successful.
Find unique ways for all students to learn, communicate, and solve meaningful problems.
Use learning tools and curriculum to create a student-centered classroom.
Accelerate growth in your schools and stay ahead of the curve.
