As more districts become involved with the Success Ready Student Network (SRSN) and dive into the world of competency-based learning, there becomes a greater need to focus on Proficiency Scales. Creating Proficiency Scales can be time-consuming at times, and in some ways can result in redundancy with two districts creating scales that are very similar in nature. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a place to share proficiency scales with one another as we all work together for the common good?
As luck would have it, such a place DOES exist!!
MOREnet’s Missouri OER Commons Hub has added a Working Group for districts to submit scales they are willing to share. SMCAA will be vetting the scales for alignment to state standards. We are really excited about this opportunity for districts to have a place to go. We know, with so many new teachers and teachers working out of their content area, this is a much-needed resource and we wanted to be sure that it would not cost them anything.
As an association, we are also partnering with MOREnet to promote the use of Missouri OER Commons, and especially the Scales site. To submit your Proficiency Scales to the mix, visit https://oercommon.org/hubs/Missouri and scroll down the page to “Missouri Working Groups.” Once you have created an account, you can click on the Missouri Proficiency Scales icon and submit your scales for inclusion in the Missouri Proficiency Scales Collection. To view other submissions to the collection, visit https://oercommons.org/hubs/missouri#district-state-resources and look for the Proficiency Scales box.
If you have any questions regarding the use of MOREnet resources or Missouri OER Commons, feel free to revisit one of SMCAA’s Free Quarterly Webinars from November 2024 focusing on OER Commons and MOREnet Resources. You can access this recorded webinar by clicking here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/3568437943268045569.
If you have any questions related to Proficiency Scales, how to access the site, or on setting up an account on the site, please do not hesitate to reach out to Al Richardson at arichardson@smcaa.org.