Enhance Proficiency-Based Learning in Rhode Island with SpacesEDU
Performance-Based Assessment in Rhode Island: Support the Performance-Based Diploma Assessment
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Proficiency-Based Learning in Rhode Island: Create the Conditions for Students to Thrive
- 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
Performance-Based Assessment in Rhode Island: Support the Performance-Based Diploma Assessment
- Demonstrate mastery of skill and content with digital portfolios for students to curate, reflect, and highlight their learning
- Embed real-world, relevant learning experiences with a platform that can be accessed anytime, anywhere – from project-based learning initiatives to work placements and internships
- Support proficiency-based learning with proficiency scales, a visual proficiency-based report card, and more
Bring Your Rhode Island Vision of a Graduate to Life
- Document and track student progress toward Vision of a Graduate proficiencies 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 proficiencies and cross-curricular skills
- Set your students apart for college and job applications, with shareable, view-only versions of their digital portfolios
FAQs: Proficiency-Based Learning in Rhode Island
Why are districts in Rhode Island implementing proficiency-based learning?
Rhode Island school districts are implementing proficiency-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 Rhode Island are adopting proficiency-based learning to ensure that all students have the opportunity to demonstrate what they know through performance-based learning and progress when they’re ready.
How does SpacesEDU support proficiency-based learning in Rhode Island?
SpacesEDU supports proficiency-based learning in Rhode Island through comprehensive performance-based assessment and reporting tools that help educators streamline their workflows and provide personalized, learner-centered education at scale.
Our proficiency-based assessment and reporting tools allow educators to quickly tag evidence of learning to Rhode Island standards, view proficiency 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 proficiency-based report card. Educators can create customizable, digital proficiency-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 Rhode Island implementing Vision of a Graduate?
Districts in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island?
SpacesEDU supports Vision of a Graduate in Rhode Island by helping Rhode Island 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 communication, 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, performance-based assessment, and proficiency-based learning in Rhode Island?
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 Rhode Island 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, performance-based assessment, and proficiency-based learning implementation using SpacesEDU, create custom training and communication plans, and ensure successful adoption of the software.
We work with each Rhode Island 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.
