The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Her teacher has embraced competency-based learning, which asks students to take more control in the classroom. Among them, just under 12 percent were considered economically disadvantaged, slightly more had some type of learning disability and 4 percent were English learners. MELROSE, Mass.

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Competency Based Learning Learning Elementary Report 122

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2022

A recent visit to Quest Academy Junior High School, where I began longitudinal work on personalized competency-based learning (PCBL), got me thinking more deeply about this strategy. Consider if your use of closure elements might be tweaked to provide greater value to you and to your students. Are you seeing any patterns?

Competency Based Learning 521

Competency Based Learning Strategy Education Elements Assessment 521

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

As Clayton Christensen recently said to me, just as people have taken the phrase “disruptive innovation” to justify whatever they already wanted to do, people are using the phrase personalized learning—and a whole host of other terms—in a similar manner. Peak of Inflated Expectations: Personalized Learning.

Personalized Learning 146

Personalized Learning Competency Based Learning Blended Learning EdTech 146

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

; Divide the class into small groups (see Zoom breakout rooms ) and have Teaching Assistants work with them to check for understanding; Organize debates in which students have to defend their position (debate assignments). Read more: 3 Core aspects of a personalized learning platform. Conclusion.

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LMS Competency Based Learning Examples Guidelines 397

Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2019

Without further ado, here are the general directions in which the industry of educational technologies is growing: Adaptive learning and learner-centric education. Phill: The first question is about adaptive personalized learning. And learner centric is kind of even more important than adaptive learning or personalized learning.

Trends 317

Trends Digital Learning EdTech Gamification 317

Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

These classes also open the door to self-paced personalized learning. Today, edtech companies are actively working on taking digitization even further by converting the traditional LMS into an intelligent learning platform (ILP). Intelligent learning platform benefits for K-12 schools.

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LMS Gamification Learning Dropout 345

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2023

During the spring of 2022, I met Nicki Slaugh , who serves as principal, and many of her staff at a school system where we were all there to facilitate professional learning on Personalized Competency-Based Learning (PCBL). Rubrics were everywhere and accessible in Google Classroom.

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Competency Based Learning Professional Learning Strategy Examples 474

Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

In partnership with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA), we hosted a roundtable with district and organizational leaders to understand how students with learning differences were supported during remote learning necessitated by the pandemic, and to imagine the future.

Adaptive Learning 283

Adaptive Learning Meeting AEM UDL 283

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

By far, one of the most popular topics at the iNACOL conference in San Antonio last week was “competency-based learning"; out of the conference's approximately 200 sessions, 35 had the phrase in their title. . What exactly is competency-based learning? Check out Competency Works' description here.

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Competency Based Learning Learning Policies Conference 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

After unprecedented learning loss, growing disparities in educational outcomes and overall public dissatisfaction, the time is right for an education overhaul. A decade ago, barely half of all states had policies in place that allowed for personalized, competency-based learning. Now, almost every state does.

Competency Based Learning 111

Competency Based Learning Policies Personalized Learning Education 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

In particular, the suspension of mandated state testing in K-12 schools in 2020 “accelerated the conversation” about alternative assessments that would help educators personalize learning and focus on students’ long-term success rather than year-to-year progress, as measured by current end-of-year tests.

Competency Based Learning 142

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 142

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

Mary Earick, project director for NG2, says the purpose of the program is to create more flexible learning pathways for students through “competency-based multiage schooling,” which allows students to move on to new objectives only after mastering others. “[NG2] Instead, he might be going to see “team cooperation.”.

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Assessment Elementary Data Groups 163

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Elsewhere in the classroom, an instructor knelt to chat with two boys engrossed in playing with blocks, while a second teacher supervised a group of five students as they completed worksheets. Students in a transitional kindergarten class at Washington Elementary, a K-8 school in the Lindsay Unified district, work in small groups.

Online Learning 136

Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 136

Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2017

Education technology researcher George Siemens and a colleague hope that personalized learning approaches can help better connect professors and students in large classes. This data gets compiled and assessed, and we’re able to identify groups of students who display certain attributes.”

Software 130

Software Competency Based Learning Learning Analytics LMS 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

When federal dollars incentivize new reforms, such as outcomes or competency-based education, consultancy groups, such as the Marzano Corp., conveniently tailor their offerings accordingly. We are long overdue to return to the philosophies of John Dewey, and those who are true experts of child psychology and neuroscience.

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Competency Based Learning Data Outcomes Professional Learning 214

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The teachers get dashboards that help them keep track of these multiple paths that all of these students are on, and are able to do focused interventions for the students who are still struggling, even if the interventions on Khan Academy aren't fully meeting their needs, they can have one-on-one time, small group times. Can you write well?

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Khan Academy Competency Based Learning Learning System 157

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Sean entered Locust Grove Middle School as it was implementing “competency-based” learning, which tailors schooling to each child’s ability. The school’s computer-based approach could be replicated across the state if education reformers appointed by Gov. Math comes naturally to me,” he said. Students who excel move on.

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Competency Based Learning Learning Advocacy Training 40

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

WHAT: Piedmont Middle School is seeking to pilot digital learning programs that support competency-based learning in science and social studies. There is strong leadership from the superintendent and middle school principal, focused on using technology to power personalized learning. What should I submit?

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Study Laptops Competency Based Learning Policies 120

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

It’s Time For Personalized Learning In Education. In March, Tom Loveless, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, took an outdated swipe at the logic behind moving toward a student-centered learning system. Will competency-based learning exacerbate some gaps?

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Personalized Learning Learning Education Competency Based Learning 40

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Go further and deeper One of the debates within the emerging practice of competency-based learning is when students master a concept, should they move further ahead in the curriculum or, if they are ahead of the class, go deeper into that concept instead. The school’s graduating class this summer had an 89.8

Blended Learning 136

Blended Learning Competency Based Learning Elementary Course 136

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

McComb School District down in McComb, Mississippi doesn’t just believe in the power of technology when it comes to personalized learning. At Summit, “scholars” are grouped by readiness and performance—not by traditional grade levels—and indicate evidence of mastery by completing projects at their own pace.

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Competency Based Learning Policies Common Core Elementary 108

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

It’s easy to get excited about the virtues of mastery, or competency-based, learning. What’s not to like about a system that guarantees that students learn, as opposed to one that is focused on the amount of time students sit in seats? It should be to prepare students to succeedin that world.

Learning 118

Learning Competency Based Learning Assessment System 118

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2019

He’s started working with more schools and districts—instead of reaching students mainly at home—and has partnered with assessment groups, such as the College Board and, most recently, the NWEA for personalized test prep materials. The latter group administers the MAP Assessment—a test designed to measure growth in reading and math.

Khan Academy 133

Khan Academy Common Core Assessment EdTech 133

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

But, in general, students work at their own pace through worksheets, online lessons and small-group discussions with teachers. They get frequent updates on which skills they’ve learned and which ones they need to acquire. Related: How diplomas based on skill acquisition, not credits earned, could change education.

Learning 110

Learning Common Core System Groups 110

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

But for this to occur, the use of online learning shouldn’t just be to pipe in a virtual teacher that delivers more one-size-fits-none, whole-group instruction. It would seem that there’s not a lot of room for improvement in that model.

Blended Learning 52

Blended Learning Competency Based Learning Online Learning Software 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

In 2013, the Legislature passed a landmark education reform that offered students flexible pathways to graduation and more dual-enrollment options so they could earn credits toward college while in high school, and required the implementation of personalized learning plans for every student. Elizabeth Hewitt for The Hechinger Report.

Learning 97

Learning System Report Outcomes 97

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2016

In a personalized learning environment, student needs drive the design of the learning. How you group students, spend time with students, deliver content and create the learning environment is adaptive. Prior to creating my innovative learning environment, my classroom was similar to others.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Classroom Blendspace Learning 40

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The learning model Dr. Martin presented is known as Competency-Based Learning, and one key aspect is that learners “articulate” their own progress toward competencies. Kimberly Hatten, Ed.D. discussed how the approach had worked successfully in the Futures Academy network of schools.

Professional Learning 41

Professional Learning Competency Based Learning Industry Assessment 41

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

If some parents don’t understand the technology you’re using in class, pool the conference slots and have groups of parents come in for personalized training. Whether you’re in a 1:1 device environment or using a new learning management system, parents will appreciate understanding the instructional tools their kids are using in class.

Conference 60

Conference Technology ePortfolio LMS 60

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Users can also use the NEO advanced features such as automation, gamification, learning paths, and competency-based learning directly from the Windows App. HOONUIT’S NEW COURSES ( www.hoonuit.com ) Hoonuit announces the launch of accredited professional learning courses.

Tools 75

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 75

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

With the Planner, teachers can design curriculum for a class and easily modify pathways for groups or individual students. The Planner will be integrated with the Kiddom platform, which means teachers can effectively plan, assess, and analyze learning from one place. Kiddom's Planner.

Khan Academy 60

Khan Academy Assessment Differentiated Instruction EdTech 60

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Rethinking How Schools Work: Another trend educators have long talked about is the need to make learning more interdisciplinary, interactive and student-driven. Technology could be a productive part of this shift by changing where and how students engage with learning.

Trends 28

Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2019

If you ask a dozen educators to define personalized learning, you’ll no doubt get some enthusiastic answers, and all twelve will probably be different. The new-school answer to the definition of personalized learning is markedly different.

Personalized Learning 100

Personalized Learning Learning Groups Competency Based Learning 100

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

To that point, Knowles says that pushing to make the school day more flexible is not necessarily synonymous with reducing the amount of time young people spend together, or with swapping in-person learning experiences out for digital ones. “I There is value in peer groups, in learning to collaborate at school.”

Classroom 217

Classroom Learning Company Assessment 217

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

But other times, the scenes that were captured were taken out of context or these videos were purposefully weaponized (by conservative groups, for example, who encourage students to film their professors’ lectures and submit their names to “watch lists”). Personalized Learning" Software (and Facebook and Summit Public Schools).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports. Via Business Insider : “Online learning may be the future of education – we compared 4 platforms that are leading the way.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46