Competency-Based Education: The What, Why, and How: 2019

Abstract

Competency-Based Education: The Why, What, and How (January 31-March 13, 2019) was amassive open online course (MOOC) that invited learners to consider the nature of competency-basededucation (CBE), why schools pursue it, and the opportunities and challenges educators and others facewhen implementing it. The course featured schools at various stages of implementing competencybased education, including Crosstown High (a member of the cohort of XQ schools in Tennessee, USA),Montpelier High School (Vermont, USA), and Noble High School (Maine, USA). Nearly 4,000 educatorsand others from across the United States and 120+ countries enrolled and many engaged inreflective activities and assignments, notablyworking towards the creation of an artifact thatwould support a conversation around CBE with astakeholder in their context.