Competency Based Reporting: The Co-Curricular Transcript w/Hamza Ansaar

Why do we still use traditional transcripts to report on learning?

As if academic marks are all that matter. 

Transcripts don't tell the story of a learner's strengths, special talents, competencies, certifications, or skills. Or their abilities as critical thinkers, leaders, creators and collaborators. 

But what if they did? What if in a highly visual way, they created a narrative for the WHOLE CHILD? 

That's what Hamza and his team at 'Start Up Early' have developed in their co-curricular transcript; and it's already making headway in several schools. Learners are gaining special insights into their strengths, passions and possible pathways to explore, while teachers and administrators are assemlbing something more impactful to pass on to parents and universities.

In this interview we unpack the co-curricular transcript and share tips for how you might use it in your own learner-centred environment. 

The Co-Curricular Transcript 

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'Start-Up Early' Website: https://startupearly.com 

Hamza's Bio:

My name is Hamza Ansar, Founder at Start Up Early. I attained my MSc in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the University of Southern California after founding my first startup, for which we raised angel investment locally as well as crowdfunding internationally. After returning to Pakistan in '19, I founded Start Up Early, an education technology platform. Our focus is on helping students identify and pursue their passion in an effort to optimise their career trajectories. Our flagships product is the Student Success Management System.  Student Success Management System (SSMS) is a mobile-first student engagement & success software that helps schools increase student participation outside the classroom, track and assess extra-curricular activities and empower all students to tell their unique stories with our modern individualised co-curricular transcripts. A co-curricular transcript (CCT) is an official set of record, past and present, of a student's co-curricular and extra-curricular activities (clubs, organizations, activities), awards, accomplishments and honors received during a student's schooling years.

The co-curricular transcript will include:

• Co-curricular transcript overview of all past student data
• Graphical representation of all co-curricular activities divided in to various categories
• Gamified badges unlocked at milestone achievement
• Co-curricular effort mapped against top tiered students from previous years
• Roadmap and suggestions on how students can improve their co-curricular score
• Competency mapping from prior experiences
• Easy-to-read visual timeline of all activities