EdNews Daily

MAY 29, 2017

And the way we measure efficacy including standardized testing results, self-reports and competency based learning needs to be considered with student and teacher engagement as a primary determinant of success. With research from the U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

But at Memorial Elementary School , one of two elementary schools in New Hampshire’s Sanborn Regional School District , administrators and teachers are given the freedom to experiment with cutting-edge ideas not in spite of district and state guidelines, but because of them.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Maine has long been an innovator in education, stemming back to the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. Now all eyes are on our corner of the country as we transition from a traditional seat-time high school diploma to a proficiency-based diploma. First, the basics.

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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. In the mastery-based learning world, this is largely seen as a positive move.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

In January 2015, Duggan enrolled in New Hampshire’s self-paced Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS), joining about 200 full-time middle and high school students and about 10,000 part-timers from brick-and-mortar schools statewide who take VLACS courses a la carte. Her parents agreed. That’s the norm right now.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Employers are providing skills based training to their staff utilizing unbundled, SaaS resources like LinkedIn Learning. A new competency-based learning and employment ecosystem is emerging despite traditional federal rules and guidelines. That begs the question: how will the federal government adapt?

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