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Competency-based learning is meeting students where they are and moving them along once they have mastered that skill. When comparing Competency-Based Learning to traditional knowledge, the difference would be passing a test or showing an application of the skill. The key takeaways from this concept are that it provides the students and staff with more flexibility, removes much of the bias, and provides the learner with more ways to understand the material and more skills to apply the information in real-world situations.       https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/competency-based-education/ 

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Problem-solving is essential for all students to work through their day-to-day situations within and outside classrooms. Educators should create a safe classroom environment to begin setting up the proper lessons for teaching students to solve problems better. Within a safe classroom, students feel comfortable providing the wrong answer and getting critical feedback. To provide the opportunity for students to be able to problem-solve, the teacher must allow more time for student-led discussions. The educators should also allow time for students to develop and formulate their responses and patience when off. Lastly, the educator should ask engaging questions that foster deeper thinking for the students, topics that will be challenging to think critically and out of the box.
https://osiriseducational.co.uk/blog/2021/08/25/5-ways-to-encourage-problem-solving/

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Problem-based learning focuses on the students working with peers to solve problems that encourage deeper levels of thinking. A strong benefit of using problem-based learning within the classroom is that it creates a strong real-life connection to the students' learning so they can become more engaged with their peers and their responses. Problem-based learning also works great with building problem-solving skills and peer-to-peer relationships.                                 https://teaching.cornell.edu/teaching-resources/engaging-students/problem-based-learning#:~:text=Problem%2Dbased%20learning%20(PBL),the%20motivation%20and%20the%20learning.               

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Differentiation is a way that educators can meet the individual needs of each student by changing how the information is presented, how students can complete the work, and what support can be given to ensure that the student has equal access to the curriculum. To ensure that educators are meeting the students' needs correctly, they should know how they would like to learn, what strengths and limitations the students have, and how to tie this information into a lesson unique to each student's particular needs. https://www.structural-learning.com/post/differentiation-strategies-a-teachers-guide

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The first step in promoting metacognition is to teach students how their brains work and that it is constantly changing. Students often become stuck in their processing and think they cannot improve in a particular area; teaching a growth mindset and showing students how metacognition can empower them to take ownership of their learning. Reflecting and providing opportunities for students to assess what they did, in what areas they did well or not, and how to improve is imperative to teach students that nothing is fixed and we can continuously improve our work. Lastly, Educators can lead their students in reflective discussions that open up new possibilities that may have not been considered. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-pathways-metacognition-in-classroom-marilyn-price-mitchell

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Standards-based grading allows educators to assess mastery by showing what the students currently know with a. given skill. The benefit of having this in schools is that it shows all stakeholders what the student's competencies are, along with their areas of growth. This information is much more valuable for schools because it gives a pathway to what the students need versus a traditional letter grade. Providing students with standards-based grading allows for more student engagement because they have a way to do the work they are doing. https://otus.com/guides/standards-based-grading/

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Personalized learning provides students an educational plan based on how they best learn and receive information. In doing this, students have more ownership of their learning. Personalized learning also provided embedded opportunities to build resiliency through strategic goal setting when creating an educational plan with their teacher. Personalized learning also partners well with differentiation because it allows for flexible learning spaces, and there are many places within the instruction for accommodations to be given if needed. https://www.understood.org/en/articles/personalized-learning-what-you-need-to-know

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Inclusion within the classroom works under the premise that all students, no matter what they have been identified as needing, can be served within the general education classroom. One benefit of inclusion within the classroom is that it promotes uniformity and acceptance within the classroom. With the inclusion model, there is no need for separate classrooms to spotlight students who may have learning differences and, at times, target those students as well. Lastly, Inclusion also provided the exact high expectations for all students but with accommodations to level the playing field for those students who need it. In self-contained classrooms, students are often taught an entirely different curriculum that lessens their chances of entering the general education classroom. The knowledge gap that educators are trying to close can be worked on in the general education setting but with accommodations and modifications for that student, and they will have exposure to all of the other different types of learning.                  https://www.understood.org/en/articles/personalized-learning-what-you-need-to-know     

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Mindfulness is the idea that we can be alert and present in our bodies within any setting. When this learning occurs within the classroom, students can lower their anxiety levels, lessen their stress and tension, and become more attentive and engaged with the lesson provided. The components of mindfulness that resonated with me were that it empowers students to take ownership and accountability for their feelings and emotions. Doing this will help students self-regulate in times of high stress or crisis.                                       https://soeonline.american.edu/blog/mindfulness-in-the-classroom/#:~:text=Practicing%20mindfulness%20in%20the%20classroom,popular%20element%20in%20today's%20classrooms.

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Project-based learning is a great way to show students' competence within a specific skill based on their work and ideas rather than showing what they know off a scripted test. Providing students with project-based learning allows for more student engagement that will, in turn, provide a full scope of what they know and areas of growth. https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl

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With what we know about how to promote resilience and recovery for the students we teach, using the ten concepts I have listed here provides students the flexibility to meet them where they are in learning and life. The concepts mentioned above will help build a growth mindset, resiliency, and individualized learning and assist students and their families in accessing any curriculum. By providing this to students, we as educators have, in turn, created an equitable pathway for students and their families. 