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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. Access early black Friday deals from now through November 27, 2022.

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League of Innovative Schools Members Named 2016 “Leaders to Learn From”

Digital Promise

Both districts are founding members of the League, and have long demonstrated their commitment to improve achievement and access for students. Through its mPower Piedmont initiative , which began in 2009, students receive a laptop with school and home Internet access. In Vancouver, Wash.,

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League of Innovative Schools Members Named 2016 “Leaders to Learn From”

Digital Promise

Both districts are founding members of the League, and have long demonstrated their commitment to improve achievement and access for students. Through its mPower Piedmont initiative , which began in 2009, students receive a laptop with school and home Internet access. In Vancouver, Wash.,

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

The Hechinger Report

Kids are helped along by access to take-home devices and individualized learning plans that allow them to progress through class material at their own speed. 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.

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Innovative School District Seeks Middle School Science and Social Studies Apps

Digital Promise

WHAT: Piedmont Middle School is seeking to pilot digital learning programs that support competency-based learning in science and social studies. For more information about the district, watch this short documentary: Changing a Rural Community’s Expectations Through 24/7 Learning. Web-based preferred.

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What Happens When Students Work at Their Own Pace

Digital Promise

For the 2014-15 school year, Piedmont Middle School, in rural northeast Alabama, reimagined how its students learn by letting them progress based on their mastery of skills and standards. Every student receives a laptop for school and home. Through local partnerships, all families have access to free and low-cost Internet.

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What Happens When Students Work at Their Own Pace

Educator Innovator

Schools wanting to adopt competency-based learning may have a challenging time doing so due to inconsistent policies nationwide and very few models to follow. Every student receives a laptop for school and home. Through local partnerships, all families have access to free and low-cost Internet.