Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Because trying unfamiliar tools and strategies where children are involved and the odds are uncertain can feel risky and unwise. From this base, Chesapeake High School, for example, is experimenting with blended learning throughout the school and allowing teachers more freedom to innovate. Routines were crisp.

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Blended Learning Competency Based Learning Elementary Course 99

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

Often, “what needs improvement” dominates the conversation; if parents must endure this in multiple classrooms with multiple teachers, it doesn’t provide the incentive to come back next time. Three student-centered strategies. How to integrate social emotional learning —plus a guide to SEL. Kiddom's student experience.

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Conference Blended Learning Data Accessibility 125

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2016

The goal of the event was to focus on the practical elements of blended and personalized learning by surfacing the tactics that practitioners were deploying in the trenches. Innovators stressed that without effective change management, the best technology tools and the most elegant personalized learning models will come up short.

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Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Blended Learning 66

eSchool News

MAY 4, 2016

The sequence of professional learning opportunities will highlight the unique ways schools and districts nationwide are implementing innovative strategies and new instructional models to transform learning for their students. PDT; • “Val Verde Academy: A Successful Blended Learning Model” on May 5th at 9:00 a.m.

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Professional Learning Competency Based Learning Learning Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The program follows six key tenets: project-based learning, learner agency, whole person development, blended learning and competency-based assessment. Groups are based on skill level, so a student might be working with older peers in math but younger students in English and language arts.

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Assessment Elementary Data Groups 156

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 27, 2015

In the background knowledge-building phase of learning, for example. Or in a “flipped classroom” setting where the “lecture” is designed to be consumed at the student’s own pace (using viewing strategies , for example). School-to-school instruction (using Skype in the classroom , for example).

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Blended Learning MOOC Competency Based Learning Strategy 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Today, I lead a company that creates online models for teaching and learning, yet my mission is much the same as it was when I was in the classroom. Still others choose online learning because it can present a safe haven from bullying or other social pressures found in traditional schools.

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Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

A growing number of states and local communities are examining how to shift to student-centered, competency-based learning systems. Denver Public Library Dev Camp : a week-long summer camp where young adults learn the basics of web development, including HTML and CSS, as well as an introduction to JavaScript. .

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System Competency Based Learning Education Assessment 60

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

Remember: Students are always at different places in their learning. I implemented blended learning last year and my students are now able to advance upon mastery.” When people suggest that educational software is synonymous with competency education, then I know they don’t get it.

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Software System Blended Learning Competency Based Learning 82

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Moheeb is part of a new program that is challenging the way teachers and students think about academics, and his school is one of hundreds that have done away with traditional letter grades inside their classrooms. The strategy looks different in every classroom, as does the material that students must master.

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Learning Common Core System Groups 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

In the classroom, computer-based programs can give students additional support as they work to master the vocabulary and mechanics of English. BLENDED LEARNING Any instruction that blends the use of computers with human teachers. MASTERY-BASED LEARNING Another term for competency-based learning.

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Competency Based Learning Common Core Personalized Learning Study 75