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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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Perhaps that is the case because the idea of flipped learning is attributed to two high school teachers and is a rather new concept, while stakeholders of Higher Education prefer to refer to it as “ reverse instruction ”. Indeed, most of the above refer to teachers and students of middle school and high school.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 6, 2023

The threats to both safety and learning led to a swift injection of federal aid dollars into the K-12 system across the nation. But there is a downside here, which Horn refers to as “threat rigidity.” The COVID-19 pandemic offers an apt example of this mentality. We saw this tenuous balance firsthand in education during COVID-19.

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Neo LMS

MAY 18, 2021

Students should master learning content but also abilities such as adaptability, resilience, and agency. Also referred to as competency-based , student-centered , proficiency-based , or performance-based learning , mastery-based learning (MBL) has similar features and principles with all these approaches.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

I therefore thought that a definitive quick reference guide to the major players, with a brief description would be a handy resource for our readers. Future ready here specifically refers to high school learners who can leverage technology for better career and higher education options. Focus: Closing the digital learning gap.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

Slope of Enlightenment: Competency-Based Learning. Alongside personalized learning are a whole heap of concepts that some have declared are a necessary part of personalized learning. Competency-based learning is one of these. But there is a phrase for that: deeper learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Maria Montessori created a curriculum for individualized, competency-based learning a century before any of these terms became buzzwords. Montessori teachers need rigorous science in their training, and—after they graduate—an online resource they can refer to for inspiration. I think I get it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

In Wisconsin in 1912, Charles McCarthy, the founder of the Legislative Reference Library and a strong advocate of Extension education, wrote glowingly of his experiences with the Wisconsin Extension Division and deliberately contrasted it with the “aristocratic” tendencies of traditional higher education.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Many of the terms I am referring to have been co-opted from teacher vernacular and tainted as they are used to sell products and ideas. This jargon is often used by administrators who support corporate education reform and distraction or by those who are simply unaware. What’s wrong with the jargon?

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 20, 2019

This practice is often coupled with the overarching philosophy of mastery learning, sometimes referred to as competency-based education. One of the most effective ways to personalize the path and pace of student learning is to build a strong foundation of competency based learning in your classroom or institution.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Enter competency-based learning (CBE), a term introduced in the 1970s when the U.S. A classroom cannot be deemed competency-based or personalized simply because students are learning with digital content, are using adaptive software, or have flexible pacing.”

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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. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2019

Source: JMDedu On the Rise: ‘Big Chinese Learning’ & Kids Coding One of the most significant factors contributing to the growth of deals in competency-based education is a new trend dubbed “Big Chinese learning (???).” Industry leaders are bullish about the trend. million) and Xiaomawang (Series B round with $1.4

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A digital wallet, often referred to as a Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR), will include a student’s educational and employment record, shifting ownership from the institution to the learner. We can also move beyond outdated student records and transcripts. Related: How to plan for a future of education where disruption is the norm.

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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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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING Another term for personalized learning, but tending to emphasize the needs of individual students rather than the goals of the teacher, school or district. MASTERY-BASED LEARNING Another term for competency-based learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 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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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. I say, "We have levels.".

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 16, 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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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 13, 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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

First, an organization’s value network isn’t just another way to refer to its stakeholders. Because value networks shape an organization’s priorities, they also dictate which improvements and innovations it will pursue and which it will fumble, ignore, or even resist. A few important clarifications are worth noting.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

But it was not initially clear what technology platform UniversityNow had left to sell, since in 2015 the company sold its competency-based learning platform to Penn Foster Education Group. They tried everything except Title IV,” he added, referring to the part of federal law governing student aid.

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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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In the report, they share the 2Revolutions framework and describe six trends in education: personalization, growth in technology, more balance between formal and informal learning experiences, advances in learning sciences, shifting policies and increased economic pressures on the traditional model for instruction.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The three elements that differentiate students—and really, anyone According to Rose, there are three patterns of individuality that everyone should consider when creating learning experiences for students. The first, jaggedness, refers to any human characteristic that we care about, and can’t be reduced to a single data point or score.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

AUGUST 10, 2021

Yet the more I think about education and the more I chat with educators from around the world, the more convinced I am that one of the great needs in education is to move to a Mastery/Competency Based learning model. You will either receive 75%, 85%, or 95% depending on how you do according to the following rubric.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Stakeholders who determine the value to credentials and competencies are more concerned with competency-based learning (CBL), which is a broader concept than CBE.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

First, everyone has a different aptitude—or what cognitive scientists refer to as “working memory” capacity, meaning the ability to absorb and work actively with a given amount of information from a variety of sources, including visual and auditory. Will competency-based learning exacerbate some gaps?

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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. OVERDRIVE ( company.overdrive.com ) OverDrive welcomes four new publishers in time for the 2017-18 school year.

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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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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

She was referring to her husband, Fred, who was a poor student and graduated 206th out of 212 in his high school class. After all, I live with a perfect example.”.

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Although I used historical images to set this up (from the 1930s and 1960s), I expected the audience to jump in with references to Sherry Turkle, Jaron Lanier, etc. Here are some of the latter thoughts: Some developments aren’t obviously in parallel, but end up competing. Actually, we tend to use tech to connect with each other.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

“If you rewind and go back to the last election cycle, you had at least two governors campaigning on Course Access,” said John Bailey, vice president of policy at the Jeb Bush-founded Foundation for Excellence in Education, referring to governors Bruce Rauner of Illinois and Greg Abbott of Texas.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

But for Thrun, the reference to Uber was not about “choice” but about labor — specifically about building a platform to be used by a precarious workforce, lured into piecework with the promise of a big payout. it's like a Coke bottle falling out of the sky,” he said, apparently referring to the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy. (He

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