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

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In 2007, administrators were frustrated by the district’s poor outcomes and low graduation rate. 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. So, what is competency-based education, exactly?

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Looking to Ditch Traditional Grades? Here’s How to Get Stakeholders On Board

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Whether they call it competency-, mastery-, or standards-based grading, the movement aims to improve students outcomes sans As, Bs, and Cs. Whether they call it competency-, mastery-, or standards-based grading, the movement aims to improve students outcomes sans As, Bs, and Cs.

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How State Reform in New Hampshire Led to Teacher Autonomy

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Rethinking Success in a Supportive Climate As a first step, Sanborn ditched its traditional, letter-based grading system and instead adopted a set of rubrics that reflect a student’s competency on state and district academic standards. The rubrics use descriptors such as: limited, in-progress, meeting and exceeding.