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

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The result was the adoption of “a learner centered, personalized, competency-based” approach that allows students to meet learning goals on their own terms, Rooney said. Related: Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning. Does it work?

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How 2Revolutions is Helping Schools, Districts, and States Support Future of Learning Models

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Discover The purpose of the discover phase of this project was to help leaders and educators from the Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado Education Initiative develop an understanding of competency-based learning. Participants could ask questions and engage with these practitioners.

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What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

The Hechinger Report

In 2014, about 50 colleges had either announced or started CBE programs. BLENDED LEARNING Any instruction that blends the use of computers with human teachers. PERSONALIZED LEARNING An instructional model in which each student studies at his or her own pace, often aided by technology. Educational Terms 101.

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Has New Hampshire found the secret to online education that works?

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Related: Rhode Island’s lively experiment in blended learning. To do competency-based education at scale you need to use technology,” she said. Summing up what that’s done for her kids, she said, “They’ve learned to enjoy learning.”. Read more about Blended Learning.

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Will “school choice on steroids” get a boost under a Trump administration?

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In fact, just 1,367 students in the entire state took an online class outside their district in 2014-15, according to preliminary state figures, meaning district budgets were largely spared. They want them at school learning. Read more about blended learning. Most parents want their kids to go to school,” he said.