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8 LMS features that support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond

Neo LMS

Student autonomy in the classroom is essential for efficient learning. Students need to be able to learn at their own pace to better grasp and retain information Self-paced, personalized learning allows them to gradually accumulate knowledge and competencies according to their needs and level. .

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The PROs and CONs of competency-based education

Neo LMS

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. What’s in it for students.

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9 Characteristics of authentic learning

Neo LMS

What schools used to teach students, the skills needed in the past and their applicability in real life are no longer suitable in a scientifically and technologically developing world. Interdisciplinary learning. Student-directed learning. By doing so, students learn the relevance of what they are studying.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

Elsewhere in the classroom, an instructor knelt to chat with two boys engrossed in playing with blocks, while a second teacher supervised a group of five students as they completed worksheets. Students in a transitional kindergarten class at Washington Elementary, a K-8 school in the Lindsay Unified district, work in small groups.

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

Edsurge

High among these reasons is justified concern about testing new ideas that could have negative repercussions on students in the United States’ fully developed education system. As such, we need to have an alternative ready that people will value and that ensures our most vulnerable students are not left behind. ReSchool’s.

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How State Reform in New Hampshire Led to Teacher Autonomy

Edsurge

This story is part of a series from EdSurge Research on how schools are redefining student success using MyWays , a framework created by Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC). The independence granted to Memorial’s teachers has empowered them to make changes at the school, which serves about 300 K-5 students.

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Personalized Learning “Twister”: A Future of Learning Live Demo in Dallas

EdNews Daily

As our paradigms change with tech and culture, and pressures mount to increase achievement and stop attrition of student to alternatives, so do the views of what personalized learning actually is. The new-school answer to the definition of personalized learning is markedly different.