Competencies, English Standards & Research
Goal: Create opportunities for every learner to “receive a rigorous and personalized education” through a “course of study that allows (each person) to learn in a deep, meaningful and practical way”.
–New Hampshire Department of Education
SOURCE:“New Hampshire High School Transformation.” New Hampshire Department of Education, NHDOE, www.education.nh.gov/ innovations/ hs_redesign/index.htm Londonderry Schools: District-Wide Competencies
Londonderry Portrait of a Graduate_V2.pdfComp 1_Communication and Collaboration .pdfComp 2_Critical and Creative Thinking_Problem Solving.pdfComp 3_Self Directed.pdfComp 4_Engaged Citizen.pdfLHS: English Standards
The standards indicated below align with the NCTE/IRA Standards and the New Hampshire Common Core State Standards.
Reading Standards 20-21.pdfWriting Standards 20-21_V2.pdfLSV Standards 20-21.pdfResearch Standards 20-21.pdfTechnology Standards 20-21.pdfAssessment of Competency
A summative assessment is a performance task (such as a paper, project, or presentation) through which the learner demonstrates competency.
Through formative work, learners have the opportunity to develop the foundation needed successfully demonstrate competency through a summative assessment.
Remediation
Before a summative assessment grade becomes final, the learner will have the opportunity to create a trend through reassessment or revision.
Research: Competencies and English Standards
What are "Essential Skills"?
US Department of Education
National Council of Teachers of English
International Society for Technology in Education
Standards
American Library Association: Standards for the 21st Century Learner
Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy – Verbs, Assessments, Questioning Strategies
Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy – Action Verbs
Fair Test. Org
KnowledgeWorks
Students at the Center Hub
Center for Collaborative Education: What is a QPA?
"Does Competency-Based Education Make the Grade? "
Click here to listen to a great NH Public Radio podcast from The Exchange with Laura Knoy and then explore the videos to learn more.