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Competency Based Learning: How Flipped Mastery Makes CBL Possible

Turning Learning On Its Head

Though the flipped class model proved to be an effective strategy in which we saw increases in student achievement and engagement, we only did the traditional flipped classroom for one year. But as I thought about it, I had a library of videos which this student could watch and she could work independently of the other students.

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15 Edtech items to include in your back-to-school checklist for teachers

Neo LMS

Read more: Positive student-teacher relationships: 8 Ways to build stronger connections in the classroom. Students and parents learn from the syllabus what to expect from your class and you can give them more details about what you’ll include in your lessons. Read more: Smart classroom furniture for the 21st-century students.

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Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?

EdTechTeacher

In 2007 I helped pioneer the flipped classroom model and that model laid the groundwork for what I am doing now in my classroom. I am not flipping my class per se anymore, but rather I am teaching using Mastery/Competency-Based Learning in my class. . This is where flipped learning comes in.

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Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?

Turning Learning On Its Head

In 2007 I helped pioneer the flipped classroom model and that model laid the groundwork for what I am doing now in my classroom. I am not flipping my class per se anymore, but rather I am teaching using Mastery/Competency-Based Learning in my class. This is where flipped learning comes in.

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Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

Mandy Froehlich talks about a tool she uses in her classroom, Flipsnack. 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. And all the kids would look at it once and then nobody ever looked at it again.

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What a Summer Prototype Taught Us About Measuring Quality in an Unbundled Education System

Edsurge

A growing number of states and local communities are examining how to shift to student-centered, competency-based learning systems. Denver Public Library Dev Camp : a week-long summer camp where young adults learn the basics of web development, including HTML and CSS, as well as an introduction to JavaScript. .

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6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent Parent-Teacher Conferences

Edsurge

And it lacks the enthusiasm—as well as the desire to help kids own and engage in their learning—that defines us as innovative educators. With transformative digital changes happening in classrooms today, basic learning management systems now deliver the answers to most of those well worn questions on parent portals.