Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

Because learning is student-driven rather than teacher-driven, learner-paced rather than unit-paced, technology is critical to the rollout of this approach. That means not only digital devices but infrastructure and teacher training. Mastery-based learning used to be considered preparation-intensive. What is MBL.

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Khan Academy Learning Competency Based Learning Assessment 188

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

Texas State Technical College, which prioritizes training programs that set students up for well-paying careers, is in the process of shifting its programs to a competency-based model, meaning one based on students proving they have a set of skills, regardless of how much time they’ve spent getting to that level of proficiency.

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Classroom Learning Company Assessment 213

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2018

The “Great Dome” on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is hosting an experimental program to recruit physicists, engineers, chemists, linguists, biologists, neuroscientists and other experts and train them to be primary and secondary school teachers. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter.

Competency Based Learning 95

Competency Based Learning Training Secondary Report 95

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

McComb School District down in McComb, Mississippi doesn’t just believe in the power of technology when it comes to personalized learning. We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws. All of our classrooms are learning labs now.

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Competency Based Learning Policies Common Core Elementary 76

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

When school starts this fall, teachers can use Gooru to personalize lessons for their students,” said Michele Hansen, president of the Girard Education Foundation. Gooru’s enhanced, free K-12 content will support a variety of innovative educational models and facilitate the growth of competency-based learning.”.

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Haiku Learning Competency Based Learning Wiki Common Core 40

Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2019

Graham Glass, CEO of CYPHER LEARNING, participated to a live event for Digital Learning Day 2019. The event was hosted by Phill Bevan, Community Advisor at VETR , a digital learning community for the Australian vocational education and training sector. Digital learning trends that are reshaping EdTech.

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Trends Digital Learning EdTech Gamification 317

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The learning model Dr. Martin presented is known as Competency-Based Learning, and one key aspect is that learners “articulate” their own progress toward competencies. This started with the campus leaders and included book studies and regional trainings with campus teams. Kimberly Hatten, Ed.D.

Professional Learning 40

Professional Learning Competency Based Learning Industry Assessment 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2016

In a personalized learning environment, student needs drive the design of the learning. How you group students, spend time with students, deliver content and create the learning environment is adaptive. Related: School leaders say they need more practical training in education technology.

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Blended Learning Classroom Blendspace Learning 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Offer training or resource sessions. If some parents don’t understand the technology you’re using in class, pool the conference slots and have groups of parents come in for personalized training. Personalized Learning Through Gaming. Understanding Competency Based Instruction. Digital Citizenship.

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Conference Technology ePortfolio LMS 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Schools used their professional development budgets, and were able to use federal money, for teacher training to support work toward the switch. Proficiency-based graduation requirements, viewed as an element of the overall effort, were incorporated into the state’s updated quality standards the following year.

Learning 88

Learning System Report Outcomes 88

MindShift

MARCH 25, 2015

Three main ways schools are attempting this work are through technology use, an emphasis on personalizing learning and moving toward a mastery-based or competency-based evaluation system. The report defines personalized learning as “tailor[ing] learning to students’ strengths, needs, interests and experiences.”

Blended Learning 28

Blended Learning Learning Competency Based Learning System 28

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

When school leadership made this announcement in August during our staff training, I immediately felt overwhelmed and confused. “We’ve blocked three days off leading up to the first day of school for curriculum and lesson planning. You’ve got time to plan ahead.”

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Khan Academy Assessment Differentiated Instruction EdTech 60

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Rethinking How Schools Work: Another trend educators have long talked about is the need to make learning more interdisciplinary, interactive and student-driven. Technology could be a productive part of this shift by changing where and how students engage with learning.

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Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

Turning Learning On Its Head

APRIL 3, 2016

Lately I have been thinking about how flipped learning, mastery learning, and competency based learning (CBL) intersect. I believe that implementing a Flipped Mastery approach is a practical way to personalize learning for each kid. I have seen this mistake in technology training of teachers.

Learning 40

Learning Competency Based Learning Training Personalized Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

They get frequent updates on which skills they’ve learned and which ones they need to acquire. Mastery-based learning, also known as proficiency-based or competency-based learning, is taking hold across the country. We were not reaching all of these kids,” Genduso said. “We

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Learning Common Core System Groups 108

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Perhaps the district didn’t know what New York City learned when it audited its old data portal : it found that less than 3% of parents had ever logged in. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. Brain Training. You're sexist. Unbundling".

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Inside Higher Ed reports that “ National University is working to create a personalized education platform that combines three of the buzziest innovations in higher education – adaptive learning, competency-based learning and predictive analytics for student retention.” Put ’Em to Work.”

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Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46