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

The Hechinger Report

That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills. Students are not pushed ahead until they have demonstrated competence, but can advance rapidly in areas in which they excel and delve deeper into subjects that interest them.

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State Support, Community Effort: Personalized Learning in South Carolina

Edsurge

Marianne Beja had been in education for more than 30 years when she discovered personalized learning. I want to build a community of lifelong learners, and I think personalized learning is the way to do it. I want to build a community of lifelong learners, and I think personalized learning is the way to do it.”

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Is competency-based learning the next big thing in school reform?

eSchool News

Sean entered Locust Grove Middle School as it was implementing “competency-basedlearning, which tailors schooling to each child’s ability. The concept of competency-based learning has been around for decades, but was hard to pull off until the proliferation of two things: computers and universal educational standards.

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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. There is real appetite for something more whole-child, more comprehensive, more longitudinal, that really informs [teacher] practice,” he said, adding, “Competency-based assessment does a much better job, frankly, of really informing practice.”.

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Vermont’s ‘all over the map’ effort to switch schools to proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Some places have embraced the shift, but rollout has also been complicated by an abundance of recent major education initiatives, a lack of dedicated resources and concerns in some communities about what new transcripts could mean as seniors apply for college. Progress has varied across Vermont, according to VT-NEA President Don Tinney.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

techlearning

The NEO mobile app for Windows allows users to access the full feature set within the platform including creating and delivering online classes, assessing students, sharing resources, tracking student achievement, and collaborating on projects. These solutions will be offered to school librarians in the U.S.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

They recorded school resource officers. In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. Personalized Learning" Software (and Facebook and Summit Public Schools).

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