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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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

Thanks to policies such as the Common Education Data Standards , information regarding Bobby’s need for special transportation services, food allergy restrictions and appropriate class placements were shared quickly, securely and automatically in time for his first day of class.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Continuing the Educator Micro-credential Movement pursues the opportunities afforded by recent breakthroughs throughout the ecosystem to propose “five dimensions of micro-credential policy.” Supporting Professional Learning Structures. These dimensions are: Micro-credential Currency. Micro-credential Financial Modeling.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills. We set out to meet that challenge and better understand the extent to which personalized, competency-based learning could prepare our learners for an uncertain future.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

Education policy should be top of mind as state policymakers continue their legislative work this spring. After unprecedented learning loss, growing disparities in educational outcomes and overall public dissatisfaction, the time is right for an education overhaul. Almost half say that they want to see bold changes taking place.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 9, 2022

Moreover, when the competencies are set, students can self-monitor their learning, see their quiz results, and check their progress. Competency-based learning helps you track student progress and identify learning gaps. As a teacher, you have to understand and abide by your school’s online safety policy.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

CoSN positions itself as the only national professional association dedicated exclusively to education technology leaders working to transform learning. Focus: Digital Learning Advocacy and Research. Main themes that can be found in their work include personalized and competency based learning, blended and online learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Co-designed with six districts (from six different states) who have all developed their own CT pathway, the course adapts Digital Promise’s CT Pathways Toolkit , based on a three-fold process: plan, build and implement. We live in an increasingly technological and computational world.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Powerful ideas that seem simple in print quickly take on new, and potentially divergent, meanings as they are applied to policy and practice. Enter competency-based learning (CBE), a term introduced in the 1970s when the U.S. How effective are policy levers? What role does technology play?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

In particular, continuing education programs are less regulated, more responsive to industry and consumer needs, have less restrictive budget policies and procurement systems, operate under lower political pressure, and are often infused with the “startup mentality” that is critical for responding to and pioneering disruptive innovations.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2021

there is already talk about changing grading policies. Still, educators tend to be preconditioned to assign grades — not necessarily because we believe they best reflect our assessments of student learning and development but because our grading practices are what we are used to. In some of the 16,800 school districts across the U.S.,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We would like parents and administrators to trust our professional judgment and knowledge of children, which is not based on testing data points, but on seeing the whole child and understanding his or her individual development. Doing so impacts students’ career development, mental health and capacity for independent thinking.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 26, 2015

While more and more schools are allowing students to work at their own pace – and seeing success – no consistent policies exist from state-to-state or district-to-district. As a result of this fragmented policy landscape, there are few models for schools to follow. Of course, this is much easier said than done.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

They argue that challenging students to demonstrate competency on critical concepts only after they are prepared is a better and more motivating way to measure learning, and allows educators to address gaps before they grow over time. The pandemic really changed the policy conversation to more systemic shifts.” The response?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Source: KnowledgeWorks Personalized Learning Resources. State Policy Frameworks for Personalized Learning. They'll be running a workshop on navigating the future of learning at EdSurge Fusion. They’re taking this and running with it.” Profile of the South Carolina Graduate.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

And the digital transformation will honor learning that occurs outside of the classroom, allowing a shift to competency-based learning, perhaps using microcredentials and badges. State and federal policies need to provide the foundation for ongoing technological research and innovation, affordability and sustainability.

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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. No more than two pages outlining the following: What your product does and why it’s a good fit based on what the district is looking for. Contact information.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2019

Source: JMDedu Three of the biggest recent deals in competency-based learning have gone to companies that support teaching students to code: Hetao101 (Series A+ round worth $17.4 But in the future, as more top-down policies favoring these skills are carried out, the coding market is predicted to reach $4.3 billion market.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

Cederick Ellis and Summit Elementary School principal Lakya Taylor-Washington, the bigger asset in going personalized comes down to removing arbitrary grade level assignments and creating “learning labs,” a style of competency-based learning that Summit has been experimenting with since 2015.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

Competency-Based Learning. Competency-Based Education is something I’m hearing more and more about, which is neither bad nor good, but worth understanding more carefully. They’ve recently updated the policy and why this doesn’t get more coverage, I’m not sure.

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2015

If a student fails to learn a skill, he or she accepts that result and moves on to the next topic with the rest of the class. Competency-based learning, on the other hand, insists on mastery of subjects and provides students the time to learn; the students are not marched past failure.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

For-profit and nonprofit companies are also continuing to grow to fuel the microschool movement—from Wildflower School’s Montessori microschools to Acton Academy and Kaipod Learning. Education savings accounts Related to the parent-power trend is the growth of education savings accounts (ESAs)—with 13 states now having such policies.

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Education Elements

JUNE 8, 2016

It was geared to promoting school choice in all its forms mainly through grantees who advocated for it at the policy level. The trustees regarded these as necessary proof-points to demonstrate that blended learning could be implemented and also improved the performance of students.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

The foundation side focuses on policy, at the state and federal levels, working with employers and higher-ed institutions, trying to change the learning infrastructure and ecosystem. I would say there’s a shift away from the traditional focus on seat-based or hour-based credentialing.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

But our hope is that we can build a massive data consortium so that higher education, its researchers, its policy makers and the people who want to build learning applications will have much richer data that really combats algorithmic bias, that really understands learning better. We should own this as an industry.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

That kind of alignment just isn’t possible for a district school with more state policies to follow, a publicly elected board, a mandate to serve all students living within a given boundary, and unionized employees. Thus, they assemble value networks that align with their visions.

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eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2020

Competency-based learning. With competency-based policies spreading nationwide , schools are starting to transform how and when learning takes place.

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ExcelinEd

JUNE 10, 2019

This means schools will be able to look beyond the classroom for new learning experiences. A key feature of the innovation program is that school leaders can request waivers from policies that would hinder the implementation of their proposals. These innovation schools serve 61,235 students, or 6.7%

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 13, 2020

Second, states can help districts provide teachers with the personalized and competency-based learning structures they need to develop new skills at their own pace. States also have the authority to sweep aside all kinds of existing policies that are blocking or not incentivizing the supports teachers need.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2016

Tracey Nangle, a teacher in North Smithfield School District in Rhode Island, said that an open-door policy at her middle school helped to shift schoolwide attitudes and culture in favor of collaborative learning. Participants noted that for educators pursuing innovative classroom models, breaking down those silos was critical.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It is burdensome and takes big chunks of time away from learning. At conferences on education policy and innovation we have heard the system referred to as an “albatross” and the “tail that wags the dog.” A growing number of states and local communities are examining how to shift to student-centered, competency-based learning systems.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

We have pushed many state districts to make significant policy changes that align with instructional and educational best practices, and have encouraged teachers, administrators, and districts to innovate educational systems design. Why does there have to be only one, summative, cookie-cutter diploma for all kids? .

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Bob LaRocca, Director of Policy and Communication at. His Boston-based consultancy works with districts to identify relevant MESH (Mental, Emotional, and Social Health) skills, and disseminate tools to build and assess those competencies. You can’t get away from subjectiveness of grading.”. Assessing the assessments.

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Educator Innovator

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Schools wanting to adopt competency-based learning may have a challenging time doing so due to inconsistent policies nationwide and very few models to follow.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Carving out autonomy for competency-based models to thrive can take various forms. Effective state policies should offer coherent visions of the models that schools might adopt, new accountability structures to match those models, and a commitment to providing the tools (i.e., Well-designed state pilots.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Still others choose online learning because it can present a safe haven from bullying or other social pressures found in traditional schools. Accountability measures must adapt to and reflect a self-paced, competency-based learning environment.

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techlearning

MAY 29, 2018

In addition, we are one of 10 high school districts in Illinois that has started to move to competency-based learning. We started by marrying the traditional, content-driven course work with performance-based assessment.

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