Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

Cederick Ellis and Summit Elementary School principal Lakya Taylor-Washington, the bigger asset in going personalized comes down to removing arbitrary grade level assignments and creating “learning labs,” a style of competency-based learning that Summit has been experimenting with since 2015.

Competency Based Learning 78

Competency Based Learning Policies Common Core Elementary 78

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Or maybe it stemmed from the fact that anyone could get the gist of the teaching idea in the time it takes to rattle off a sound bite. By 2008 it had its own conference, FlipCon (which closed in 2016). I said, ‘Look, here’s what I expect you to learn, and here’s everything you need to learn it. Jon Bergmann.

Flipped Classroom 130

Flipped Classroom Khan Academy Learning Video 130

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Rethinking How Schools Work: Another trend educators have long talked about is the need to make learning more interdisciplinary, interactive and student-driven. Technology could be a productive part of this shift by changing where and how students engage with learning.

Trends 28

Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

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.

Learning 179

Learning Course Company Competency Based Learning 179

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

We have a huge problem when we have a system that’s standardized on an average pace,” Rose explained, while displaying an example of how one student in a test case performed: 1) in a timed environment versus 2) at his/her own pace. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

Competency Based Learning 60

Competency Based Learning Data Examples System 60

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

In a city that recorded 762 murders in 2016, the most in the nation , security measures like these were authorized years ago for every public high school. Ocon describes lesson plans that were based around presenting content and then giving quizzes and tests at predetermined intervals. Ocon looked for an alternative approach.

Report 91

Report Competency Based Learning Common Core System 91

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I think it is worthwhile, as the decade draws to a close, to review those stories and to see how much (or how little) things have changed. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145