Use of Space & Time – Planning
(60-79%)
Element: Flexible Learning; Anytime, Anywhere
Description: By leveraging technology and media resources, digital learning options are available for students at any time of day, from home, at school, and in the community. The value of anytime, anywhere learning is dependent on access and capacity for use; ubiquitous, robust internet access and the capacity to use digital learning tools and resources effectively.
Possible Next Step: District leaders have collaboratively developed a plan for flexible, anytime, anywhere learning in their district. That plan leverages technology and is attentive to issues related to 24/7 access of device, high-speed Internet, and digital content. They have identified key strategies, policies, timelines, necessary budgets, licensing agreements, and community engagement during staging and implementation. District leaders have also identified gaps in teacher and student readiness for anytime, anywhere learning and created initial plans for integrating models of online and blended learning into their school day, and beyond.
Element: New Pedagogy, Schedules, and Learning Environments for Personalized Learning
Description: To facilitate more personalized learning, educators work together to identify and validate new designs for personalized learning where the use of time is adaptable and flexible. Associated resources are made available to all students both synchronously and asynchronously to promote flexibility.
Possible Next Step: A plan for utilizing new pedagogies, schedules, and learning environments to promote access and participation with personalized learning opportunities is constructed. This plan leverages resources that can be made available to students both synchronously and asynchronously, and accounts for policies, necessary budgets, and licensing agreements that will empower education professionals and students to use time differently to engage students. Necessary training for teachers is identified and any gaps that exist in student readiness are addressed. Those gaps include issues related to equitable access for all students.
Element: Competency-Based Learning
Description: One facet of personalized learning, Competency-Based Learning (CBL), integrates student voice and choice, flexible paced learning with timely support, and demonstration of academic proficiency. Pace of learning is flexible based on the needs of individual students and the challenges of complex, often project-based work. Timely support is provided to accommodate learning needs and guarantee access to content and resources. Upon mastery of explicit, measurable and transferable outcomes that demonstrate the application and creation of knowledge, learners move on to a new, targeted standard or course.
Possible Next Step: District leaders have developed a plan to transition to competency-based learning. This plan includes provisions for providing the district with necessary data to train teachers, inform stakeholders, redesign curriculum, and envision new ways of facilitating instruction and assessment. A gap or needs analysis has identified the infrastructure that will be necessary to support competency-based learning. As a part of the overall plan they have identified policies, budgets, and issues of equity in accessibility of devices and high-speed Internet to allow for the full opportunities of this transition to be realized.
Element: Strategies for Providing Extended Time for Projects and Collaboration
Description: Districts are re-imagining the school day and school year by re-designing and extending learning time, providing greater access to integrated enrichment and quality instruction. Rather than rigid schedules and short class periods, time allocations are flexible, allowing for extended schedules and work time for complex projects. Digital learning enables students to productively use time during and beyond the school day, often redefining homework time.
Possible Next Step: District leaders have collaboratively developed a plan that integrates strategies for extended student work time. They have identified gaps in teacher and student readiness and created initial plans for integrating different scheduling models during and beyond the school day at all levels. The plan is attentive to transition needs and timelines (including policies and budgets), to ensure that curriculum provides enhanced opportunities for students to engage in authentic work. District leaders have been attentive to issues related to access of devices, high-speed Internet, and learning materials throughout the plan.