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

Edsurge

According to a 2016 report by iNACOL, 36 states are currently investigating policy surrounding competency-based education. And as interest in this approach to teaching and learning increases, so does the need for assessments to support it. Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment.

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How and When to Choose the Right LMS for Your School Community

Digital Promise

This 3-part blog series, featuring guest authors from Michigan Virtual , describes the formation of the Learning Continuity Workgroup and how it has supported their edtech procurement and decision-making processes. As schools plan for the future, many administrators are now focusing on their district’s LMS strategy.

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

In 2015, someone asked me what I thought about innovation in higher ed in an email, so I responded with a couple of hundred words, which I added to in creating this short blog post. Competency-Based Learning. 14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. by Terry Heick. We shall see.

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Odysseyware launches new professional learning series

eSchool News

With an overall focus on competency-based learning, customization, student choice, and rethinking credit recovery, the complimentary on-site and virtual events will be regularly available to all educators looking to transform how learning takes place in their district, school, or classroom.

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Implementing an Effective Learner-Centered Approach

edWeb.net

The learning model Dr. Martin presented is known as Competency-Based Learning, and one key aspect is that learners “articulate” their own progress toward competencies. This edWeb webinar was sponsored by Altitude Learning. Kimberly Hatten, Ed.D. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters.