Competency/Assessment Philosophy
"This is the first time since fifth grade where I wasn't really focused on my grades; I was focused on my learning, and I feel like I progressed more because of that mindset shift." -Emily, EDGE junior, end-of-year reflection
EDGE Competency Schoolwide Success Criteria
As we create an environment of learning mastery, we collectively aspire to the following…
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Learners know and understand the skills and knowledge they are expected to demonstrate.
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Learner conversations about learning are centered on skills, learning evidence, and mastery, rather than assignments, points, and grades.
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Learners understand the progression of skills/knowledge to get to the transferring level of learning.
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Learners can explain the skills and knowledge they are practicing/demonstrating with all learning and project activities.
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Learners have voice and choice in how and when they demonstrate learning, when progress is being made.
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Learners have multiple opportunities to practice and show learning evidence until they reach the demonstrating or transferring level, when progress is being made.
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Learners have frequent opportunities to practice and demonstrate transfer of learning across disciplines.
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Learners have frequent opportunity to seek and act on feedback from their teacher, peers, and authentic audiences.
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Learners and stakeholders, including parents, teachers, counselors, & admin, clearly understand real-time progress on mastery of skills and knowledge.
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Learners understand how their learning will be reported as a grade.
Please review the EDGE Handbook for specific grading policies.