The school’s work has resulted in strong blended learning implementation that drives toward multiple specific elements of CBE. Our hope is that other schools and districts interested in CBE, regardless of grade level or subject, will find Austin High’s experience useful for informing their efforts to personalize instruction.Īustin High provides an example of a school-based, ground-up CBE initiative in a student-centered blended learning environment. In order to describe Austin High’s program in a relevant and actionable way for other practitioners eager to begin competency work at the school level, this case study describes the work Austin High has done to rethink path, pace, and assessment. Austin High School, Magnet School for Maritime Studies and Teaching Professions (Austin High) in Houston ISD (HISD)1 used to launch a student-centered blended learning program with competency-based education (CBE) as a key pillar of its redesigned student experience.
This case study describes the design process and early implementation that Stephen F. This case study is intended to serve as a strategic planning and implementation resource for any district or school that is interested in implementing competency-based, student-centered blended learning.