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

Edsurge

Asmaa, Ismail and their peers in public education were caught in the perfect storm of school closures and an unplanned and awkward move to online learning. 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.

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8 LMS features that support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond

Neo LMS

Student autonomy in the classroom is essential for efficient learning. Students need to be able to learn at their own pace to better grasp and retain information Self-paced, personalized learning allows them to gradually accumulate knowledge and competencies according to their needs and level. . Flipped classes.

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How to make competency-based education possible through an intelligent learning platform

Neo LMS

Competency-based learning is easier to implement when you have the right tools. An intelligent learning platform (ILP) is the ideal option. This technology already incorporates all the features you need to implement a competency-based learning model. This is understandable.

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4 important lessons our school learned about competency-based learning

eSchool News

If the data that competency-based education provides is used as simply a greater and more robust means of sorting out “winners and losers,” then the many benefits—from personalized instruction to equitable classroom models—go out the window. So what school-wide practices support true competency-based education?

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Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity

EdTech Magazine

Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity. As personalized learning continues to gain momentum across the U.S., more states, districts and schools are moving toward a competency-based education system that focuses on individualized learning and classroom equity. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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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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Unlocking the Spectrum of Learning: The Multi-Faceted Magic of Personalization

A Principal's Reflections

It is also important to point out the following: You don’t need technology to personalize learning. Putting all kids on a device simultaneously and having them watch a video or work on an adaptive learning tool is not personalization. It’s not all students doing the same thing at the same time, the same way. Case in point.

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