eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In previous generations, the “organize and sort” method, typified by an A-F grading scale, was the most thorough manner of assessing students given the lack of unifying systems that could track and chart specific skill development. So what school-wide practices support true competency-based education? But times have changed.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

As personalized learning continues to gain momentum across the U.S., more states, districts and schools are moving toward a competency-based education system that focuses on individualized learning and classroom equity. Students advance upon demonstrated mastery, not based on time.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

One of the most popular tools that achieve this goal is the learning management system (LMS). Learn how your school LMS can empower students and help them become efficient autonomous learners. . Competency-based learning and automation . It’s also connected to competency-based learning.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

One thing that I’ve been thrilled about is that technology and online learning have really supported these students to continue their education, even though the pandemic disrupted many systems and processes. Competency-based learning. NEO Guide: Competency-based learning. Conclusion.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It’s no longer what happens in the learning environment, but what happens when edtech comes into the mix and how we can enrich that environment. Here are a few ideas on using edtech to promote growth mindset: Showing progress through competency-based learning. Read more: The PROs and CONs of competency-based learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

Does competency-based education hold the key to providing an equitable learning opportunity to every student? As she puts it, competency-based learning “gives students the chance. Equity was a major driver in implementing competency based learning. It’s everyone getting what they need.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

Using edtech to personalize education for students is already something that many educators do by incorporating technology in teaching activities , such as: Learning management systems (LMSs). Here are the main ILP tools teachers can rely on to personalize learning in and beyond the classroom: 1. Competency-based learning.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2019

And learner centric is kind of even more important than adaptive learning or personalized learning. So this generation, which is used to that in other spheres of life, naturally expect to see this personalization when they are learning something. Competency-based learning.

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Neo LMS

MAY 10, 2022

The type of technology that has the highest potential to do this is the intelligent learning platform (ILP). This AI-based tool offers different goal and progress tracking features, as well as competency-based learning tools and custom content recommendations. Use competency-based learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Principal Chris Huckans believes that competency-based education (CBE) is one of the keys to the school’s success. Huckans says that Bishop Hall’s use of the Brightspace learning management system provides students with highly personalized learning pathways, which “allow them to innovate and experiment.”

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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). A standout example of this is Quest Academy Junior High School in Utah.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

AUGUST 5, 2022

During the first few days of school (next week) we will learn how to learn in a mastery system. Learn how to connect to all class resources. Watch and interact with the five videos on Mastery Learning. I created a series of five videos to communicate how the class will operate to my students.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 25, 2018

The rapid development of more sophisticated and available technology that teachers can use as tools to help meet various learning needs. Despite a tangle of rules and regulations, district-level policies support a school environment that elevates learner voice and choice through personalization.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 9, 2017

A new online guide offers resources for K-12 districts trying to implement competency-based learning—and it offers a primer for K-12 companies on those systems' most pressing needs. The post ‘Toolkit’ Breaks Down K-12 Districts’ Shifts Into Competency-Based Learning appeared first on Market Brief.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

These activities’ requirements are a video conferencing tool that preferably integrates with your learning management system (LMS) and basic knowledge of creating online lessons, which the LMS already enables teachers to do. 5 More principles of effective online instruction.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

Especially during the past two years, the interest and necessity of online learning have skyrocketed. . Students have continued pursuing their studies despite prolonged lockdowns through platforms such as learning management systems (LMSs) and video conferencing software. Let’s see what features it takes from each one: .

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Whether at the individual or system level, the fact remains that there is always room for growth. Moreover, the interconnected nature of global systems means that advancements in one field often have cascading effects on others, creating a ripple effect that fuels the ongoing need for improvement. So why is this the case?

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Neo LMS

APRIL 6, 2017

In a previous post I talked about competency-based learning and how this might be the ultimate approach to education. Students attend courses, do assignments, get credits and eventually graduate based on what they know, not on how much time it took them to gain that knowledge. The challenges for teachers and faculty.

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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 7, 2019

Here are a few examples: Take a pop quiz — The classic one would be a pop quiz, so you should be able to generate from multiple question banks a nice personalized quiz tailored any moment in the student’s learning journey. The pixie dust tying everything together: Competencies. NEO Guide: Competency-based learning.

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Education Elements

AUGUST 19, 2015

From competency-based learning ( I just gave a presentation at Keene State’s Education Summit ) to personalized learning, Stemscopes (hands on science curriculum) to Dreambox (adaptive math), and Edusight (robust gradebook) to Fishtree (adaptive learning system), we have a lot of choices.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Discipline, standardization, conformity — these are the values on which the traditional educational model was based. We have to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and admit that the guy who designed the educational system was a genius. Read more: What is competency-based learning? Infographic]. Conclusion.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 6, 2019

This practice has researchers wondering whether we should rethink the traditional grading system. Learning management systems (LMSs) have improved a lot in the past years, and continue to do so. An alternative to traditional grading systems. Read more: The PROs and CONs of competency-based learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2020

As a flurry of schools have shifted to a pass-fail grading system for the current semester, some institutions have balked at the prospect of accepting these non-letter grades. To help see why, consider that traditional colleges and universities are locked into a system that pays them by the credit hour. Dude, Where’s My Credit?

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 4, 2014

But one question left unanswered is how does competency-based education seamlessly mix or align in an environment where students are completing personalized lessons using a learning management system (LMS)?

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Digital Promise

MARCH 6, 2023

At the height of COVID-19, many schools weren’t able to undertake the full process of selecting and implementing a learning management system (LMS), even if they knew that this step would be foundational to achieving their vision for student learning. The COVID-19 pandemic offers an apt example of this mentality.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The rigid structure of the traditional K-12 education system leaves little room for students to engage in real-world problem-solving scenarios. That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

As K–12 institutions digitally progress, slow data sharing between parents, teachers and administrators is leaving all players increasingly frustrated as they are forced to wait for important information sent through what is quickly becoming an outdated system. This is not just a hypothetical example. by Eli Zimmerman.

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techieMusings

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Some major resources shared: iNACOL Blended Learning Teacher Competency Framework. Making Competency-Based Learning Real for Educators. Full session notes storified here…

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Neo LMS

MAY 21, 2019

Parents should also receive information about the accounts that their children will be using, such as Microsoft 365 to log in to the school system. Giving them the how, when and why will make parents actually excited to learn more about edtech and how they themselves can use it to help their children succeed.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

Teachers are designers of learning systems. While we acknowledge that the transition to teaching virtually was incredibly challenging and exhausting, teachers were able to engage their creative and innovative mindset to design learning experiences for students with learning differences.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Little did I know this experience would eventually propel me to help develop a school operating system that tackles technology issues plaguing educators and supports them with more opportunities to offer individualized instruction. At the time, I had no idea this system was called “standards-based grading.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

What’s more, the framework will also help surface unanswered research questions on where we need better guidance to serve individual learners in particular circumstances—not on-average research-based findings. There is a significant body of research on how kids vary in how they learn best. Competency-based learning is one of these.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

If you’re using an LMS, you may already have tapped into its competency-based learning features. This is a great way to measure students’ learning outcomes and how they’re mastering new subjects and notions. NEO Guide: Competency-based learning. Read more: Teacher tricks: Grading & assessment.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 21, 2022

That’s why the education system needs to understand that children are not born with these skills. In this article, we’ll discuss executive functioning skills and their importance as well as ways to teach them with the help of your learning management system (LMS). What are the most important executive functioning skills?

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Digital Promise

APRIL 8, 2016

Studies suggest American schools invest $18 billion in teachers’ professional learning annually. And while teachers are also learning in informal ways, existing systems don’t track or make the most of that growth. . Enter micro-credentials : competency-based recognition for educator learning that is supported by digital badges.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But what about CEO and founder Sal Khan’s broader goal of changing the education system, by basing it more on mastery learning, not grades? We need integration with our rostering systems. So the system will know, okay, student A is part of teacher B's classroom. How is that part going? We need training.

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