Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I’ve been able to see firsthand how school leaders are implementing exciting innovations that are accelerating high quality teaching and learning—things such as Open Education Resources (OER) , repurposing their spaces , completely overhauling how they assess a child’s growth by shifting to a competency-based learning model , among other things.

Data 100

Data LMS OER Competency Based Learning 100

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

I most definitely didn’t plan a project to have something like the superhero project culminate before every parent-teacher conference—that would feel forced. Providing my students with access to updated grades in real-time—and providing them with a means to improve their work—redefined the parent-teacher conference experience.

Conference 142

Conference Blended Learning Data Accessibility 142

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

These, and other questions around access, financing and degree completion are things that we track. I would say there’s a shift away from the traditional focus on seat-based or hour-based credentialing. Now there’s a growing focus on competency-based learning. I definitely think it is a concern.

Company 154

Company Industry Competency Based Learning Examples 154

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The platform was designed to help teachers and school leaders communicate individually and in groups, to access content to inspire them around what is possible for their transformation and to share resources that can support the design and transformation processes. 2Rev’s work falls into four categories: Discover, Map, Build and Implement.

Competency Based Learning 60

Competency Based Learning Company Learning Blended Learning 60

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Many social and emotional competencies don't unfold in scopes and sequences the way math skills might. Instead, they can be thought of as states that can or can't be accessed based on internal or external conditions. Social and emotional competencies can't be reduced to cognitive skills.

Assessment 60

Assessment Accessibility Competency Based Learning Report 60

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The practice of funding public schools and assessing student engagement based on a student’s physical attendance is rooted in this definition and has only reinforced what is an outmoded idea. They develop learning experiences that incorporate demonstrations of learning and mastery.

Dropout 60

Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

It can mean more work for students and teachers alike, it disadvantages students without strong home internet access and it’s all too easy for teachers to get it wrong, isolating students even further. “A Perhaps also because as flipped learning has evolved, it has adopted much more of an open-ended definition.

Flipped Classroom 141

Flipped Classroom Khan Academy Learning Video 141

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2016

Many people want to know how what blended learning and the personalization of student learning are and how they look in implementation. Student learner pathways are customized based on students’ strengths, weaknesses and goals; and learning experiences vary. Students also have the ability to work at their own pace.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Classroom Blendspace Learning 40

Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

I therefore thought that a definitive quick reference guide to the major players, with a brief description would be a handy resource for our readers. Focus: EdTech Access and Advocacy. CoSN positions itself as the only national professional association dedicated exclusively to education technology leaders working to transform learning.

Future Ready 201

Future Ready Khan Academy Advocacy STEM 201

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145