The workshop series [was] an ‘absolute homerun’ for our team. . . A must for any district that wants to take on this challenge. . . In short, it is among the ‘top five’ professional development events that I have encountered in my 22 years of education.
Steve KelleyLebanon Community SD
Credit by Proficiency Workshops
Collaborative Teacher Development Initiative
Credit by Proficiency is a new option in which Oregon districts can offer high school students graduation credit for non-classroom time. Through practical, relevant, real-world experience, students earn credit for learning outside the classroom.
The BEC is leading an ongoing series of Credit by Proficiency workshops that address how to implement Credit by Proficiency programs in Oregon high schools. This is part of a larger Professional Development Program Model for the Collaborative Teacher Development Initiative.
Workshop Format
Three one-day sessions occur over the course of a three-month period to promote collaborative iterative learning that result in action plans. Districts are encouraged to send a representative team to include district and school administration as well as faculty.
Resources
As teachers develop Credit by Proficiency Models models will be shared here.
- Credit by Proficiency Teacher Model #1 (pdf)
- To Order Free 5 Minute DVD on Credit by Proficiency:
- Send email to Joyce Hays, jhays@becpdx.org
- To Schedule Workshop on Credit by Proficiency:
- Send email to Tamra Busch-Johnsen, tbuschjo@becpdx.org
More About Credit by Proficiency
Credit by Proficiency is a method teachers can use to award student credit based on applied, demonstrated learning. This option is permitted under a new Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) allowing teachers to identify and evaluate ways in which students learn and earn credit through community projects.
The Credit by Proficiency approach helps students understand and appreciate learning wherever it occurs, preparing them well for their role as citizens and as workers.
Credit by Proficiency also addresses Initiative goals for teacher development: to support teachers in applying this new method of teaching.
- To help teachers redefine and develop new teaching roles for increasing academic rigor and relevancy.
- To increase teacher understanding of new methods to extend the high school classroom to take advantage of learning opportunities beyond the classroom.
- To develop teacher coaching skills and strategies to promote personalization and more active involvement of students in their own learning.