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Is competency-based learning the next big thing in school reform?

eSchool News

In a typical Georgia school, kids like Sean Prisk would have to abide by a kind of classroom speed limit, forced to learn at the same pace as others his age. Sean entered Locust Grove Middle School as it was implementing “competency-basedlearning, which tailors schooling to each child’s ability.

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Nonprofit University Buys For-Profit College For Its Tech Platform

Edsurge

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. The board has been great at investing in new technologies.”

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She Hired Me! Betty Shiver, the woman who convinced me to become a teacher

The CoolCatTeacher

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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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ FutureLearn Looking To Raise £40m, Announces a MOOC-based BA,” says Class Central. “ WeWork Helps Online Learning Take its Next Step Forward,” according to the Clayton Christensen Institute’s Michael Horn. “ Does OER Actually Improve Learning? Go, School Sports Team! ” asks Edsurge.