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[Guest Post] The Future of Learning is Now

Education Elements

I had the opportunity to meet Clayton Christensen, the Harvard Business School professor who coined the term “disruptive innovation,” at the Education Commission of the States’ annual conference where he gave a keynote address. Then in 2005, I had an epiphany. So we were off and running.

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Goodbye ABCs: How One State is Moving Beyond Grade Levels and Graded Assessments

Edsurge

The program follows six key tenets: project-based learning, learner agency, whole person development, blended learning and competency-based assessment. At Pittsford elementary, she says, there are “a higher number of students who are meeting their projected growth.”

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A school where you can’t fail — it just takes you longer to learn

The Hechinger Report

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. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The year M.S.

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