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Transforming Learning Environments for English Language Learners through Personalized, Competency-Based Education
EDUCATION DOMN BLOG
January 15, 2018
Authors: Natalie Truong
The traditional education system has been challenged to adapt and support the unique needs of English Language Learner ELL students. This blog post explores how personalized, competency-based education offers a transformative approach next-generation learning, thereby enhancing educational opportunities for ELL students.
In contrast to conventional systems centered around fixed timelines, personalization in learning focuses on tloring educational experiences according to each student's strengths, needs, and interests - including leveraging their voice and choice in the learning process. Competency-based education represents a system that emphasizes mastery as its core principle, enabling learners to progress only after demonstrating proficiency in skills and knowledge.
The essence of competency-based education lies not merely in adapting content delivery but also in designing educational environments that leverage students' cultural backgrounds, language assets, prior knowledge, and developmental needs. This approach necessitates educators understanding students' diverse contexts to provide appropriate guidance and support during the learning journey.
By moving from a time-bound to a mastery-driven system, competency-based education promotes equity by setting consistent standards for all students while accommodating different pathways of progress based on individual strengths and needs. It is not merely about adapting content delivery but also implementing a learner-centered approach that supports every student's academic growth through tlored interventions and continuous feedback loops.
This blog series delves into promising practices in personalized, competency-based education specifically tlored to meet the unique requirements of ELL students:
Blog 1: Next Generation Learningfor English Language Learners
Blog 2: Transitioning from Traditionalof Teaching ELLs to Next-Generation Approaches
Blog 3: Effective Practices in Teaching ELLs for Academic Success
Blog 4: The Potential of Personalized and Competency-Based Education for ELL Students
This series will provide insights into innovative strategies, successful examples, and considerations necessary for creating inclusive educational environments that support the academic growth and English of all students.
Explore Further:
Innovation in New Mexicohttps:www.competencyworks.orgbloginnovation-new-mexico-project-based-learning-ace-leadership-high-school
Project-Based Learning at ACE Leadership High School
Getting Started with Real-World Learninghttps:www.competencyworks.orgbloggetting-started-real-world-learning-comprehensive-high-school
Empowering Students through Practical Application in Education
E empowerment ELL Students and Myselfhttps:www.competencyworks.orgblogempowering-ell-students-myself-one-new-hampshire-teachers-microcredential-experience
Teacher Development Through Microcredentials for Supporting ELLs
A Handbook for Changehttps:www.competencyworks.orgbloga-handbook-for-change-embracing-learner-agency-at-tywls-of-astoria
Empowering Student Agency in Comprehensive High Schools
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