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What Is Competency-Based Learning, Why Does It Matter?

The CoolCatTeacher

Every Classroom Matters episode 210 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. New Hampshire and educator John Martin are at the forefront of the competency-based learning movement. Competencies by nature remove the class rank and the coveted valedictorian’s spot.

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Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity

EdTech Magazine

In a recent webinar from the International Association for K–12 Online Learning , titled “ Designing for Equity: Leveraging Competency-Based Education to Ensure All Students Succeed ,” education consultant Katherine Casey explains the key ways a competency-based system differs from a traditional system.

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

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 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.

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Interoperability Boosts the Speed of School Communications

EdTech Magazine

Learning Registry acts as a large storeroom of educational resources , which teachers can access easily and use to improve lesson plans and inform decisions when experimenting with new learning initiatives. The alliance also provides tools to get districts on their way. Other initiatives also promote adoption of interoperability.

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Teaching in the Era of Bots: Students Need Humans Now More Than Ever

Edsurge

For example, Denise Maduli-Williams, a faculty member at San Diego Mesa College, sends mobile, motivational video messages to her students via Twitter and Instagram. When students learn online, technology is the medium used to create content, assess learning, and foster interpersonal communications.

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Project-Based Learning Is Just the Beginning

techlearning

In addition, we are one of 10 high school districts in Illinois that has started to move to competency-based learning. We started by marrying the traditional, content-driven course work with performance-based assessment. Follow her on Twitter @Find8Fences.

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INTERVIEW: Digital learning trends that are reshaping EdTech

Neo LMS

What it means is that the system is helping you to learn what you need, when you need it, in a way that makes sense to you, as opposed to a typical education environment where maybe at school everyone of a certain age goes through the same course, at the same time and, as most of us know, is not really the best thing. Want to learn more?

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