Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

By far, one of the most popular topics at the iNACOL conference in San Antonio last week was “competency-based learning"; out of the conference's approximately 200 sessions, 35 had the phrase in their title. . What exactly is competency-based learning? Check out Competency Works' description here.

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Competency Based Learning Learning Policies Conference 60

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2016

More than 100 teachers and leaders from around the country were invited to share their approaches to piloting and scaling blended learning in classrooms and schools, which we summarized in our latest report, From the Frontlines , out this week.

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Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Blended Learning 73

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

Mary Earick, project director for NG2, says the purpose of the program is to create more flexible learning pathways for students through “competency-based multiage schooling,” which allows students to move on to new objectives only after mastering others. “[NG2] Allen sees NG2 as a continuation of that trajectory.

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Assessment Elementary Data Groups 160

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Senior Remi Savard is part of the last class at Montpelier High School that experienced the system before the school’s switch to a proficiency-based model. Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. MONTPELIER, Vt.

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Learning System Report Outcomes 86

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

Academic skills were assessed continually and frequently throughout the year, while CARES skills were assigned a competency level once a trimester on a report card. Bolduc spent the 2015-2016 year focused on intentionally weaving CARES into instruction, and helping students set goals to make progress on each habit.

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Assessment Elementary System Academic Standards 82

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

We’re hoping you don’t see the report as something you read once and file away, but that you start using it to really start stimulating conversation.”. NMC/CoSN Horizons Report: K-12 Edition). Technology could be a productive part of this shift by changing where and how students engage with learning.

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Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Why there’s no such thing as an average person Up until 2002, Rose reports that brain scientists believed that in brain imaging—the use of various techniques to directly or indirectly image brain structure—there was such a thing as an “average brain.” In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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Competency Based Learning Data Examples System 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Let’s think about it through the lens of project-based learning. Teacher Sets the Standards, Student Chooses the Project As you get ready for the new 2016-2017 school year, you wonder—where does one start? Artwork based on a scene of the story. Radio Show/News Report. Bring it down to the basics. Photo Collage.

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Competency Based Learning Adobe Classroom Learning 60

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 70

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Photo: Amadou Diallo/The Hechinger Report. Special Report. In this ongoing series, The Hechinger Report is visiting high schools that have beaten the long odds to learn what’s behind their success. Photo: Amadou Diallo/The Hechinger Report. Photo: Amadou Diallo/The Hechinger Report. Research found that a $3.5

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Report Competency Based Learning Common Core System 92

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The growth of “Course Choice” initiatives in various states was chronicled in depth by The Hechinger Report last year, in this story from our archives. — They want them at school learning. In the fall of 2016, students will be able to take up to six online classes (usually considered a full load of coursework) while remaining enrolled.

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Policies Course Accessibility Company 40