Connecting Personalized Competency Based Learning to Real World Learning

This session highlights how systems can design personalized, competency-based experiences for real-world learning. Attendees will learn to leverage the eight Missouri SRSN elements for authentic skill development and student ownership. Hear from a current administrator/practitioner who will share relevant examples for supporting student choice, creating learning plans that connect academic content to realworld skills, and fostering reflection for progress towards personalized goals.

This session emphasizes the structures and practices necessary for promoting learner agency through choice. Learner agency is defined as giving students the power to move their own learning forward. Practices include a focus on student-led conferences, portfolios, and appropriate-to-age student choice. This time will place emphasis on ensuring every learner is prepared for their next steps in learning

Educators investigate systems that elevate student ownership and self-reflection, anchored in Missouri SRSN’s vision of continuous improvement and success-ready graduates. The session incorporates practices such as metacognition, peer feedback cycles and self-assessment rituals—core to SRSN—helping students become confident, independent learners. Participants will experience models of success to consider embedding structures and practices in daily practice, ensuring every student develops agency, endurance, and readiness for their future endeavors.