Chugach School District in Alaska looks to be the national model for CBE! Illinois was doing a pilot with CBE with 45 districts but I'm not sure if it is still going on or not. #sunchat #edusky

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The biggest pushback I get on competency-based education is that we would end up with 16-year-olds in classes with 6-year-olds. But those folks seem to think special education would cease, as if learning disabilities are only determined by traditional grade levels. #sunchat #edusky

I think you are using "entertainment" in the sense of amusement, not attention. #sunchat #EduSky

Yes, they can help foster the growth of motivation but a student who is not motivated to learn at the start will continue to be unmotivated without an additional catalyst. #sunchat #EduSky

I think that part of being an educator is to be an entertainer, but not in the sense of amusement; rather, we are entertainers in the sense of capturing and holding attention so that students can get into the zone of learning. (Of course, *how* to do this is question of the day!) #sunchat #EduSky

I don't have an immediate answer, but I do know that PBL and the such do not motivate students; they are strategies that help maintain motivation. So how do we get the motivation started? (And it is as simple as saying "relationships" a thousand times a day to teachers!) #sunchat #EduSky

We really did! Instead of pushing inquiry, projects, and teacher-guided, student-driven learning, we threw worksheets at kids, told them nothing would be assessed, and said that just showing up would be acceptable. So many lost opportunities to use it as a catalyst for change! #sunchat #EduSky

The key part is to get that positive communication home early to set the tone! Even better if it can be kept up on a regular basis through various means that the parents prefer, like notes or postcards. (I always asked them how they'd like to hear deom me.) #sunchat #EduSky

I'd start with asking, "Can we invite the social worker or school counselor to join the conversation? Let's work together as a team." Maybe the student, too. But I would also be sure to not make any promises of overnight change, but assure the parents that we're all in it together. #sunchat #EduSky

Oh, absolutely! That's where I would recommend teaming up and setting a goal to get all of the calls done in the first week. #sunchat #EduSky