The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

One is an expansion of a coalition of schools that share best practices, called the League of Innovative Schools; the other is a comprehensive report on the ways that competency-based learning initiatives have grown in the six New England states. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Mandy Froehlich talks about a tool she uses in her classroom, Flipsnack. Learn how she uses this tool. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. And all the kids would look at it once and then nobody ever looked at it again.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

I had just transitioned back into the classroom at Latin School of Chicago from a job in publishing and this was not the kind of question that I had prepared myself to answer. Back then, the Chinese language program at Latin had begun piloting a proficiency-based model, which is structured differently from a traditional grade-based model.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Her teacher has embraced competency-based learning, which asks students to take more control in the classroom. Competency-based education is Taymore’s way of injecting more self-directed learning, communication and problem-solving into Melrose classrooms. MELROSE, Mass.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

We hope to share some of these examples at the SXSW and SXSW EDU conferences in March 2018 – but first, we need your help. Anyone can vote for a proposed panel through SXSW’s PanelPicker process, whether you plan to attend the conference or not, once you create a free PanelPicker account. Competency-based Learning In Your District.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2017

“Higher education innovation” is no different, though instead of flying cars and Mars colonies, what likely comes to mind first are online and competency-based learning platforms, learning management systems, or electronic whiteboards. How do they manage it? What promising practices do they employ?

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2018

With our new focus, we are one of 10 high school districts in Illinois that have started to move to competency-based learning. For us, it starts by marrying the traditional, content-driven coursework with performance-based assessment.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

To date, educators in 61 of the state’s 81 districts have benefitted from the state-led convenings, returning to their districts with practices they can begin using in the classroom and sharing with their peers right away. They'll be running a workshop on navigating the future of learning at EdSurge Fusion.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2016

Earlier this year, the Rhode Island-based Highlander Institute and the Clayton Christensen Institute teamed up to bring together a conference on blended and personalized learning in Providence, R.I. One tension in managing change across a classroom or an entire district is making the unknown an opportunity rather than a threat.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

(Source: Edulastic) Teacher Enthusiasm Leads the Way in California Karen Hernandez, Math Teacher and Math Department Chair at Shadow Hills High in Coachella, California, learned about SBG at a conference. Then, after trying an SBG approach in her classroom, she shared her enthusiasm with her grade-level team.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

By far, one of the most popular topics at the iNACOL conference in San Antonio last week was “competency-based learning"; out of the conference's approximately 200 sessions, 35 had the phrase in their title. . What exactly is competency-based learning? And who did he choose to lead it?

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Education Elements

JUNE 8, 2016

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. Personalized learning is an idea whose time has come.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

It became know as the flipped classroom—a modern, video-based version of a model pioneered by a handful of higher ed professors during the 1990s. By 2008 it had its own conference, FlipCon (which closed in 2016). Perhaps also because as flipped learning has evolved, it has adopted much more of an open-ended definition.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2019

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. He also presents at conferences and is a regular at the annual Deeper Learning Conference at High Tech High.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It is burdensome and takes big chunks of time away from learning. At conferences on education policy and innovation we have heard the system referred to as an “albatross” and the “tail that wags the dog.” A growing number of states and local communities are examining how to shift to student-centered, competency-based learning systems.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

The state of New Hampshire has been gradually shifting toward competency-based education (CBE) for two decades. The changes first impacted high schools, and in the past three years, the model has made its way into K-12 classrooms. The group settled on four practices: communication, creativity, collaboration and self-direction.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

A former high school science teacher, Johnson pioneered what she calls a flipped-mastery classroom, where students learn concepts and take assessments whenever they feel ready. A few months ago at the ASCD Empower conference in Chicago, Johnson joined the EdSurge podcast to take a deep dive into how her model works.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Over winter break in 2015, I found myself scouring the internet for career alternatives that would take me out of the classroom. Little did I know that by 2019 I would find a way to apply the data science strategies I learned as a geologist to bring joy and engagement back to my classroom.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

The organisation’s primary activities include hosting key learning events, chief among them the annual ISTE conference and expo , producing professional development resources and a number of annual publications. Main themes that can be found in their work include personalized and competency based learning, blended and online learning.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MARCH 10, 2020

Instead of ranking them in order of importance, or even in the order I actually read them, I have put them in what I think would be the most useful reading sequence that would best grow one's CBE knowledge as well as help you strategically plan for implementation in your own classroom, school or district. Stack and Jonathan G.

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techlearning

MAY 24, 2018

At the IMS Global Learning Impact conference this week (#LILI2018), there were dozens of sessions covering the many ways interoperability is helping data play well together to create more user-friendly digital ecosystems.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2018

In one day—in the same classroom—we can dissect an elephant, weld a beam, take apart a car, and dissect a human. EdSurge: How have AR and VR impacted students and learning in your district? In one day—in the same classroom—we can dissect an elephant, weld a beam, take apart a car, and dissect a human. Are engines her thing?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

Like many school districts at the time, Juab (pronounced Joo-ab) passed out the devices to all its students before really stopping to think about what personalized learning could – or should – mean. At the heart of personalized learning is building a positive relationship with every student, every single day.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

The only students here now are in photos, like the one of a VLACS graduation ceremony that hangs in a classroom turned conference room. VLACS’s founder and CEO, Steve Kossakoski, sat for an interview earlier this spring in the conference room with the graduation photo. Still, they seek each other out.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

There’s more on the GED, that very old competency-based learning exam, in the research section below. ” Contests and Conferences. ” The conference in question: The Future Investment Initiative. Good thing no school would be stupid enough to put one of these devices in a classroom or dorm.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Indeed, according to one story in The Atlantic , a school district in Colorado opted to do away with parent-teacher conferences entirely, encouraging parents instead to simply check online to see what their children were up to. The Flipped Classroom". WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. They’re distracted.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

At least 10 states now permit students to take classes part-time online (and sometimes in other in-person classrooms), instead of being limited to their local course offerings; eight adopted or considered laws in just the last four years.

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