Iowa Code for Competency Based Education (CBE)

Students demonstrate learning from situations outside our classrooms all the time. Sometimes they happen in other classes, sometimes from outside school experiences and yet they often relate to the same content we are trying to teach. Just because the learning didn't happen in front of a teacher in a classroom during a traditional class period doesn't mean a student can't earn credit for that learning. Iowa Code allows students to earn high school credit when demonstrating learning through competency-based pathways. This 11-minute video explains the guidance from the Iowa Department of Education so CBE pathways can be used.