eSchool News
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Sean entered Locust Grove Middle School as it was implementing “competency-based” learning, which tailors schooling to each child’s ability. Locust Grove Principal Anthony Townsend believes his students are more engaged and learning more under the new approach. Math comes naturally to me,” he said.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 19, 2021
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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Digital Promise
AUGUST 11, 2017
Applying Research to Truly Personalize Learning. One critical aspect of personalized learning is too often missing: the use of learning sciences research to best understand and reach each learner. Competency-based Learning In Your District. Empowering 50,000 Students by Deploying 1-1 iPads.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 10, 2020
Her teacher has embraced competency-based learning, which asks students to take more control in the classroom. Melanie Acevedo was a teacher during the 2014-15 school year when Taymore tapped her for an exploratory committee to research the model and its results. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 21, 2019
The shift came to the school ahead of a statewide deadline to have proficiency-based graduation requirements in place for all of Vermont’s 2020 high school graduates. The requirements came as part of a broader effort to make education in Vermont more student-centered, with an emphasis on customization, flexibility and project-based work.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 8, 2018
Many administrators at public schools say they are using strategies to “personalize” learning, giving students the chance to tackle coursework at their own pace or have a greater say in what they study. And that, these advocates say, is the real goal for personalized learning. — Tara García Mathewson.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 30, 2019
You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2014, the college and career planning startup ConnectEDU filed for bankruptcy , as it struggled to make good on its debts despite having raised some $61 million in venture funding. ConnectEDU.
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