The Educator's Notebook

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Source: Middle States Association

PACE Layers: Institutional Change Requires Coordination Of Multiple Layers

“If accreditation serves as the concept model for the endorsement-as-credential, then Stewart Brand’s “pace layering” model is the concept model for the endorsement-as-implementation framework. Brand’s pace layering model reflects how complex, adaptive systems change over time. The layer at the bottom changes the slowest, with each layer above changing more quickly.”

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