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New to Competency-Based Learning? Here're Five Ways to Assess It

Edsurge

When a competency-based approach to assessment is in place, students must show what they know as well as what they can do. No more just showing up for class and meeting the seat time requirements. According to a 2016 report by iNACOL, 36 states are currently investigating policy surrounding competency-based education.

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K–12 Departments Work Collaboratively to Support New Pedagogies

EdTech Magazine

A 2017 Medium post from the Office of Educational Technology laments the lack of clarity about the term “personalized learning”: “The lack of a consistent definition and language for a relatively complex idea has hampered both understanding and effective ­implementation,” the article states. K–12 Departments Must Find Common Ground.

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Giving Students Flexibility With Competency-Based Education

Digital Promise

Both students had the same rubric with the same competencies and standards to meet, but they were given the flexibility to show mastery of those competencies. That’s what competency-based education is about – giving students a voice in how they show what they’ve learned.

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Steps to Help Schools Transform to Competency-Based Learning

MindShift

If a student fails to learn a skill, he or she accepts that result and moves on to the next topic with the rest of the class. Competency-based learning, on the other hand, insists on mastery of subjects and provides students the time to learn; the students are not marched past failure.

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[Guest Post] The Future of Learning is Now

Education Elements

I had the opportunity to meet Clayton Christensen, the Harvard Business School professor who coined the term “disruptive innovation,” at the Education Commission of the States’ annual conference where he gave a keynote address. Then in 2005, I had an epiphany. So we were off and running.

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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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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

The district convened a series of meetings with teachers, school leaders, parents, city officials and community members to discuss what kind of educational system the community needed. Related: Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning.