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Competency-Based Learning Puts Students at the Center. It’s Perfect for Now.

Edsurge

One solution my district is beginning to explore is a competency-based learning system, and I am on a team of teachers and administrators working for the change. I fully support the model and know it works after piloting a competency based learning program for the past few years.

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4 Digital learning trends for Higher Education

Neo LMS

Despite the growing demand for edtech and online learning, face-to-face lectures and on-campus activities remained the core part of how students accessed their education. However, the events of 2020 have put HE on a fast track to digital adoption. Competency-based learning. Change is inevitable. Final thoughts.

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Supporting Districts to Develop Inclusive Computing Pathways

Edsurge

They are consistent across classrooms, cumulative from year to year and competency-based (i.e., Districts must bring together available resources, activities, national events and tools to create a learning progression that allows students to engage in computing opportunities equitably.

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Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?

EdTechTeacher

In 2007 I helped pioneer the flipped classroom model and that model laid the groundwork for what I am doing now in my classroom. I am not flipping my class per se anymore, but rather I am teaching using Mastery/Competency-Based Learning in my class. . Your students will love you for it.

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Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?

Turning Learning On Its Head

In 2007 I helped pioneer the flipped classroom model and that model laid the groundwork for what I am doing now in my classroom. I am not flipping my class per se anymore, but rather I am teaching using Mastery/Competency-Based Learning in my class. Your students will love you for it.

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How to support your students’ executive functioning skills with the help of your LMS

Neo LMS

Moreover, being able to concentrate on a task and avoid distractions ensures that students perform well in the classroom and outside of it. Students use calendars to keep up with tasks, upcoming events, and more. Read more: Top 7 remote learning tips your students should know. How can teachers spot executive function challenges?

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How to Break into Smaller Groups in the Classroom to Focus on Writing

MindShift

Teachers would love to give each student individual attention whenever they need it, but packed classrooms often make that a difficult task. A Teaching Channel video spotlights Geneviève DeBose’s efforts to do a better job supporting diverse learning needs in one large public school classroom.

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