Simplify Mastery-Based Learning in Connecticut
Ready to take the next step towards mastery-based learning in Connecticut?
Mastery-Based Learning in Connecticut: Enhance Authentic Learning Experiences
- Facilitate the Connecticut mastery-based diploma assessment with digital portfolios for students to curate, reflect, and highlight their learning
- Support mastery-based learning, with proficiency scales, a visual mastery-based report card, and more
- Embed real-world application of 21st-century skills with a platform that can be accessed anytime, anywhere – from project-based learning initiatives, to work placements and internships
Bring Your Vision of a Graduate in Connecticut to Life
- Document and track student progress toward your Vision of a Graduate with a district-wide template that follows students from PreK to graduation and beyond
- Align student learning directly to your local Vision of a Graduate competencies and 21st century skills
- Set your students apart for college and job applications, with shareable, view-only versions of their digital portfolios
Create the Conditions for Student-Centered Learning in Connecticut
- Support personalized learning by giving students the voice and choice to share learning using their preferred medium – using any device
- Celebrate diversity by showcasing the unique strengths, stories, and experiences of each student
- Place students at the center of the learning with spaces to showcase growth and support students with an IEP, 504, and on gifted learning paths
FAQs: Mastery-Based Learning in Connecticut
Why are districts in Connecticut implementing mastery-based learning?
Connecticut school districts are implementing mastery-based learning to meet the changing demands of the K-12 education system. Traditional assessment methods and students advancing based on seat time are no longer meeting the goals of today’s education system or students’ needs. In response to the shift to more personalized, learner-centered education, states like Connecticut are adopting mastery-based learning to ensure that all students have the opportunity to demonstrate what they know, experience success, and progress when they’re ready.
How does SpacesEDU support mastery-based learning in Connecticut?
SpacesEDU supports mastery-based learning in Connecticut through comprehensive mastery-based assessment and reporting tools that help educators streamline their workflows and provide personalized, learner-centered education at scale.
Our mastery-based assessment and reporting tools allow educators to quickly tag evidence of learning to Connecticut standards, view mastery at a glance for individual students and at the classroom level, provide multimedia feedback to meet the needs of all learners, and leverage a visual mastery-based report card. Educators can create customizable, digital mastery-based learning environments to support personalized learning pathways, including a Class Space, Group Spaces for collaboration, and 1:1 Spaces for IEPs, goal setting, and more.
Why are districts in Connecticut implementing Vision of a Graduate?
Districts in Connecticut are developing and implementing their local Vision of a Graduate to respond to the changing needs of the workforce. Implementing a Vision of a Graduate helps ensure that students build the durable skills and competencies that are relevant to their local community and needed to be future-ready and find success after graduation.
How does SpacesEDU support Vision of a Graduate in Connecticut?
SpacesEDU supports Vision of a Graduate in Connecticut by helping Connecticut districts take their local Vision of a Graduate from poster to effective implementation. We help districts develop a custom Portfolio Template aligned with their local competencies that follows students K-12 and beyond. Students document multimedia evidence of their learning and competency development over their K-12 journey and can share it in their defense of learning and externally for job and college applications. Stakeholders gain visibility into how students are progressing toward their Vision of a Graduate competencies with comprehensive district-wide reports.
How are other districts using SpacesEDU to support Vision of a Graduate?
School districts across the United States are using SpacesEDU to support taking their Vision of a Graduate from a poster on the wall to effective implementation, placing the ownership of competency and skill development into the hands of their learners. Many school districts set grade ranges for their SpacesEDU Portfolio Templates, understanding that how a third grader shows a competency like problem-solving, might be very different from a twelfth grader. These grade ranges also allow their learners to do a defense of learning at the end of each period, leveraging their Vision of a Graduate Portfolio as a presentation to highlight evidence of competency development.
What does the typical onboarding and roll-out process look like to support Vision of a Graduate and mastery-based learning in Connecticut?
We’ve spent the past 18 years working with school districts to meet the goals outlined in their strategic plans, and have defined a proven roll-out and implementation strategy that engages all relevant stakeholders.
When a Connecticut school district decides to work with us, they will partner with a dedicated Partner Success Specialist to define their goals for Vision of a Graduate and mastery-based learning implementation using SpacesEDU, create custom training and communication plans, and ensure successful adoption of the software.
We work with each Connecticut district to tailor their strategy, including offering a proof of concept term, to effectively evaluate the software for your use case and unique population of students.
