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

The CoolCatTeacher

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. is whatever and they think we need to completely rethink how we do.

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When to Teach Online Classes Live and When to Let Students Learn on Demand

Edsurge

Synchronous Works Better For Some Students Than For Others Holding an online class via a live video platform like Zoom or Google Meet can closely resemble an in-person classroom dynamic. One free online course on that topic is Learning How to Learn , and a key concept is developing habits to seek out new knowledge and skills on your own.

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Four Ways to Redefine Parent Teacher Conferences—With a Little Help from Ironman

Edsurge

In my first year teaching math, I built and maintained a complex grade book using Google Sheets. How to integrate social emotional learning —plus a guide to SEL. How to implement blended learning —plus a guide to blended learning. Of course, I replaced names with ID numbers). Full size image here.

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6 tips from personalized learning innovators leading change

eSchool News

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. Instead, it was seeded with early adopters,” she said. “It It spread organically from the ground up, and then everyone was doing it.”. Open doors.

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Goodbye ABCs: How One State is Moving Beyond Grade Levels and Graded Assessments

Edsurge

The program follows six key tenets: project-based learning, learner agency, whole person development, blended learning and competency-based assessment. Teachers gather and share that information via Google Sheets, and revisit it each week.

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Why a K-12 Operating System is the Next Step in the Evolution of Edtech

Edsurge

One of the first curricular tools I built to share—on the first day of school—was a public, student-friendly gradebook on Google Sheets. Yes, this was before Google Classroom existed!) This competency-based system made sense; if students were chronically absent, holding them accountable to a pacing calendar would prove futile.

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