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OPINION: We need more problem solvers and critical thinkers for an increasingly complex world

The Hechinger Report

They want step-by-step guidance on how to tackle challenges. That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills. One professor reached out to tell me how impressed he was by the self-advocacy that students from our district demonstrated.

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9 Characteristics of authentic learning

Neo LMS

Students learn how to give instructions, explanations, arguments and justifications. By showing other groups their findings, they open the door towards collaborative feedback, which adds ability to adapt and adjust to the list of skills students develop through learning, which is a process in itself, not an end product.

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Does the future of schooling look like Candy Land?

The Hechinger Report

Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. This story about competency-based learning was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. “Pre-pandemic, we saw a lot more interest in one-off pilot programs.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

techlearning

Users can also use the NEO advanced features such as automation, gamification, learning paths, and competency-based learning directly from the Windows App. Learners will also study zSpace interactions, including how a user can manipulate objects in stereoscopic 3D.

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Making College A Powerful Experience For the Most Marginalized

MindShift

He spent the next several years bouncing between different colleges, in classes that were over his head, not sure how to ask for help, and struggling to pay for books and other expenses on a limited financial aid package. COMPETENCY BASED LEARNING. And College Unbound students are finding overlaps in their projects.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. The book packaged the ideas he’d developed during his time in the Blair Administration and at McKinsey & Company on how to successfully manage policy reform efforts. Neither of these are progressive trends.

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