Turning Learning On Its Head

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

In 2007 I helped pioneer the flipped classroom model and that model laid the groundwork for what I am doing now in my classroom. I am not flipping my class per se anymore, but rather I am teaching using Mastery/Competency-Based Learning in my class. Challenges to Mastery Learning.

Handbook 122

Handbook Competency Based Learning Flipped Classroom Assessment 122

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Teachers rarely stand at the front of the classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. —

Online Learning 134

Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 134

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. At the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester, N.H.,

Competency Based Learning 141

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 141

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Sarah never smiled in my classroom. From elementary school through high school and college, these tracks often become “ traps ” that reinforce systemic inequalities in our society. We can make mastery the outcome of learning and not a given amount of time in a classroom. At least not with her eyes.

Learning 162

Learning System Outcomes Elementary 162

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Educators would not only have the traditional acknowledgement, but they would also have a portable, evidence-based way to showcase their specific knowledge and skills. Through this design work, we’re learning a few lessons: We need to support anywhere, anytime learning. We need to design for educators, not just teachers.

Digital Badges 120

Digital Badges Education Competency Based Learning Assessment 120

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Educators would not only have the traditional acknowledgement, but they would also have a portable, evidence-based way to showcase their specific knowledge and skills. Through this design work, we’re learning a few lessons: We need to support anywhere, anytime learning. We need to design for educators, not just teachers.

Digital Badges 120

Digital Badges Competency Based Learning Education Assessment 120

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

But at Memorial Elementary School , one of two elementary schools in New Hampshire’s Sanborn Regional School District , administrators and teachers are given the freedom to experiment with cutting-edge ideas not in spite of district and state guidelines, but because of them.

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Assessment Elementary System Academic Standards 78

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Avery Bencal is a fourth grader at Winthrop Elementary School in Melrose, Massachusetts. Her teacher has embraced competency-based learning, which asks students to take more control in the classroom. Teachers get time to observe their Melrose peers; some travel to classrooms in other states. MELROSE, Mass.

Competency Based Learning 119

Competency Based Learning Learning Elementary Report 119

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

Does competency-based education hold the key to providing an equitable learning opportunity to every student? As she puts it, competency-based learning “gives students the chance. Distinctive Schools network, we have been on a journey implementing personalized learning that takes a competency based approach.

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Competency Based Learning Learning Assessment Groups 80

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2016

Student learner pathways are customized based on students’ strengths, weaknesses and goals; and learning experiences vary. Competency based learning allows students to increase ownership and responsibility in their learning and choice in their pacing. They collaborate on white boards around the classroom.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Classroom Blendspace Learning 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Beginning that very first year in my Algebra classroom, I've strived to make it easier for educators to design their own curriculum. competency-based (a.k.a. standards-based) school for at-risk youth, pre-packaged curriculum and assessments offered very little flexibility for personalization or modification.

Khan Academy 60

Khan Academy Assessment Differentiated Instruction EdTech 60

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Other features and functionality include interactive puzzles, word-free block based programming, different stages for all learners, and more. Users can also use the NEO advanced features such as automation, gamification, learning paths, and competency-based learning directly from the Windows App.

Tools 71

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71