Digital Promise

APRIL 8, 2016

Studies suggest American schools invest $18 billion in teachers’ professional learning annually. But considerable evidence indicates that formal professional development often misses the mark. And while teachers are also learning in informal ways, existing systems don’t track or make the most of that growth. .

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EdNews Daily

MAY 29, 2017

Parallel statistics on teacher job satisfaction, down nearly 25%, daily stress, up around 50%, and the majority of learning coming from colleagues on the job (Harvard Report), tells us the 68 hours/year and 18k/teacher for PD is lacking. Professional Learning (skills, knowledge, theory). With research from the U.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Districts must bring together available resources, activities, national events and tools to create a learning progression that allows students to engage in computing opportunities equitably. Beginning in the fall of 2018, North Salem partnered with Digital Promise to provide professional learning opportunities for teachers in the district.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

This is a unique moment in teaching and learning, and this moment is ours to seize. It is time for competency-based learning through micro-credentials to extend our own learning so that we are able to best support our students’ learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Terms such as “professional learning communities” and “data-based instruction” take the focus off of children as developing human beings, and force conversations to be about standardized data points from benchmark tests and high-stakes standardized assessments, which can dehumanize the way we address student needs.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Join us to see how young people can be more than consumers of virtual reality, and to learn methods to empower students as producers of immersive experiences that make an impact. Competency-based Learning In Your District. Maker Learning and School Leadership.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Shifting from an industrial-age education model to a post-industrial learner-centered model is an essential part of preparing students for college and 21st century careers, and the process works best when the learner-centered approach is applied to the professional learning of teachers and administrators, as well as the education of their students.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2016

The sequence of professional learning opportunities will highlight the unique ways schools and districts nationwide are implementing innovative strategies and new instructional models to transform learning for their students. The series will include virtual and live events focused on industry best practices.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Enrolling in such a program could provide educators an efficient and more structured way to engage in competency-based learning. Alternatively, educators could also earn micro-credentials through personal study, professional learning communities, or a personalized development plan created in partnership with a coach.

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ExcelinEd

JANUARY 22, 2020

Excel in Ed’s new policy brief, Transforming Professional Learning: Actions for States to Help Teachers Continuously Improve Their Instructional Practices , can help. How Can States Transform Professional Learning? Teachers need support to learn new practices and grow professionally.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Learn how she uses this tool. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. Mandy Froehlich talks about a tool she uses in her classroom, Flipsnack.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Enrolling in such a program could provide educators an efficient and more structured way to engage in competency-based learning. Alternatively, educators could also earn micro-credentials through personal study, professional learning communities, or a personalized development plan created in partnership with a coach.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Lillian Pace The state education policy conditions outlined in the recent KnowledgeWorks State Policy Framework for Personalized Learning, which aligns district conditions for scaling personalized, competency-based learning with state and local hopes and needs, creates a way forward for education in South Carolina.

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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. Millions of teachers will get paid for their time engaging in substantial professional learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2022

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education’s K-12 platform facilitates engaging, daily instruction in any learning environment.?. LinkedIn.??? . ?

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Shifting from an industrial-age education model to a post-industrial learner-centered model is an essential part of preparing students for college and 21 st century careers, and the process works best when the learner-centered approach is applied to the professional learning of teachers and administrators, as well as the education of their students.

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MindShift

MARCH 25, 2015

A CompetencyWorks report, “Maximizing Competency Education and Blended Learning: Insights from Experts,” looks at ways that the movement for personalization dovetails with blended learning and competency-based learning to achieve a more student-centered approach to school.

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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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Representatives from CAST -- Melissa Sanjeh (Senior Professional Learning and Implementation Specialist) and Sherann Jackson-Alkins (Head of ABCD University HS, an alternative school in Boston) -- shared some wonderfully pragmatic and effective tools when universally designing for learning (UDL).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

At Carnegie, we are excited to collaborate with partners in the new year to identify and elevate systems across the nation that are bringing rich, competency-based learning to life at scale. Simply put, our time-bound education system, anchored in the century-old Carnegie Unit, has outlived its shelf life.

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