MTC Events

In this session, we had the opportunity to hear from Bow's leadership on the intentional development of course competencies that align with and feed into their Vision of a Graduate

This second Progress Tracker session dove into the reporting and tracking structures associated with implementing this tool and gave members an opportunity to analyze their advantages and begin to identify the components that will work will in their environment.

This session was designed to ensure that your Graduate Profile not only captures your overall vision, but is actionable. Attendees unearthed the implications of different competency frameworks on tracking systems, community involvement, and learner outcomes.

Eddie Arteaga, MTC's Senior Director of Higher Ed Engagement, attended the Global Forum on International Admission & Guidance hosted by the Council of International Schools in Dublin, Ireland. Eddie participated in a panel titled Who Benefits from New Models of Student Assessment?

This session helped attendees with strategies for engaging the broader community in the development and full rollout of their "why" for change.

To prepare members for the release of the Progress Tracker, MTC is hosting a number of events. In this session, members who are just getting started with learning scales or who are in the process of developing an existing draft discerned design elements and began to draft/revise their own.

A new benefit to members, MTC hosted our first virtual College Fair. Admission representatives from a wide range of higher ed institutions across the country gave learners the opportunity to meet, connect, and learn more about their institutions.

MTC facilitated two sessions, the first focused on exploring research-based strategies for gradually redesigning grading practices. The second session, in partnership with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), focused on their work with schools testing an integration with MTC Grow to document school change efforts and improvement in school quality.

Patricia Russell attended and two member schools, Miss Porter's School and Pomfret School, led a session which explored their use of the MLR and legacy transcript to feature competencies and give students more agency and voice in explaining that learning as they apply to postsecondary opportunities.

We were joined by over 300 attendees in Boston for our 2023 Symposium, Mapping your Journey: Grow, Progress, Share.

Eddie Arteaga was in attendance in Baltimore, MD.

Chief Program Officer Susie Bell attended the first convening of the North Dakota Network for Personalized Learning. The convening included a select group of North Dakota schools and districts who are receiving personalized, grant-funded technical assistance to transform their educational systems to support personalized, competency-based learning for all students; it also included partner organizations that will support their efforts, including MTC.

Eddie Arteaga participated in a panel discussion, Who Really Benefits with New Models of Student Assessment? This candid discussion represented varied viewpoints on the issues and opportunities that come along with the growth of new assessment models.

Member Development Representative Carl Farrington demonstrated the MTC Learning Record (MLR) for prospective members and highlighted the benefits of joining our consortium.

Susie Bell traveled to North Dakota to connect with our ND cohort and lead a breakout session at the 4th annual Personalized Learning Institute, hosted by MTC member Northern Cass.

Eddie Arteaga was in attendance and led a session titled Applying Mastery: Competency-Based Education and College Admissions. In this session, attendees heard from schools redefining what it means to be college and career ready, as well as from colleges that have reviewed mastery/competency transcripts.

Carl Farrington demonstrated the MTC Learning Record (MLR) for prospective members and highlighted the benefits of joining our consortium.

Susie Bell traveled to Bangkok to lead a session on designing high-quality competencies and learn at the 21st Century Learning Conference, hosted by MTC member Verso International School.

Fort Wayne Community Schools launched Amp Lab at Electric Works this year for 11th and 12th graders in their 5 area high schools. Learners at Amp Lab spend half of their school day engaged in project-based learning that explicitly leverages design thinking, place and space, and community partnerships. In our final member share, Director Riley Johnson shared more on this pathway design as a pathway to success for all learners.

Eddie Arteaga was in attendance and led a session titled Applying Mastery: Competency-Based Education and College Admissions.

Carl Farrington demonstrated our new MTC Learning Record (MLR) for prospective members and highlighted the benefits of joining our consortium.

At our annual event for members, CEO Mike Flanagan delved into the current landscape of competency-based education and MTC, and Senior Director of Higher Ed Eddie Arteaga gave updates on the first admissions cycle with the MLR and fourth with the Mastery Transcript.

CEO Mike Flanagan and COO Lisa Hicks were in attendance in San Diego, CA.

Evolving a mathematics program from traditional approaches that have historically focused on computational thinking into a skills-focused, competency-based approach can be daunting. Luckily, Pilgrim School in Los Angeles has begun to crack the code on developing the kinds of learning experiences and assessments that support this evolution. Ryan Grady, Pilgrim’s Head of Secondary School, along with Director of Innovation Megan Holmstrom and Math Teacher Joe Concialdi, shared these shifts and how they have supported learners in the cross-curricular application of math concepts and high-level competencies.

Susie Bell led a session on transforming grading practices to more accurately represent student growth while promoting increased academic engagement and access to deeper learning opportunities. Dr. Thomas Guskey, MTC advisor and national expert on mastery learning, keynoted the conference.

Eddie Arteaga was in attendance and led a session titled Applying Mastery: Competency-Based Education and College Admissions.

How can a centuries-old school reimagine the learner experience? In the first installment of our Member Share Series, Director of Curricular Innovation at Mercersburg Academy John David Bennett shared the progress, epiphanies, and pitfalls of shifting Mercersburg’s culture through the development of their Seven Design Principles of Meaning and Mastery. This webinar highlighted the significance of honoring and reshaping culture simultaneously in order to cultivate fertile ground for change.

MTC's Susie Bell attended SRIA, hosted by Great Schools Partnership and focused on the journey towards educational equity and personalized learning.

MTC's Carl Farrington attended DL23, hosted at High Tech High Graduate School of Education and focused on immersing attendees in student-centered learning.

Carl Farrington demonstrated our new MTC Learning Record (MLR) for prospective members and highlighted the benefits of joining our consortium.

Mike Flanagan participated in two panels at South by Southwest EDU 2023: Designing Credentials for Innovative School Models and Verifying Qualified Candidates: Proof of Skills.

This was one of two informational sessions on 2Revolutions' M.Ed program, Learner-Centered Schools and Systems, developed for educators currently in the classroom. Learn more here.

In partnership with Global Online Academy (GOA), this conversation with system, school, and classroom leaders centered around competency-based learning practices and structures to help realize your Graduate Profile. Panelists included Shaine G., student at Germantown Friends School; Katelyn Williams, school counselor at Greensboro Day School and GOA faculty; Cory Henwood, Innovation Director for Iron County School District; and Eric Hudson, Chief Program Officer at GOA.

This was one of two informational sessions on 2Revolutions' M.Ed program, Learner-Centered Schools and Systems, developed for educators currently in the classroom. Learn more here.

MTC's Susie Bell, Chief Program Officer, and Elena Hamilton, Member Engagement Project Manager, presented at the 2023 Magellan Summit in Utah which focused on shifting direction to student-centered learning.