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Meet NEO at FETC 2022!

Neo LMS

Since edtech is always evolving, attending conferences is the perfect way to find amazing edtech solutions. It’s also a great opportunity to meet fellow online learning enthusiasts, exchange ideas, and learn from the experts. And what better way to start the year than join a conference that focuses on the future of education?

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When Growth is the Only Path Forward

A Principal's Reflections

During the spring of 2022, I met Nicki Slaugh , who serves as principal, and many of her staff at a school system where we were all there to facilitate professional learning on Personalized Competency-Based Learning (PCBL).

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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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?Higher Ed Innovators Maze: Where to Go, How to Start, How to Get There

Edsurge

“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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State Support, Community Effort: Personalized Learning in South Carolina

Edsurge

They'll be running a workshop on navigating the future of learning at EdSurge Fusion. All you need to do is register for the conference and then grab your spot in their workshop. I am firmly convinced that personalized learning will be an eye opener for the state of South Carolina, for our communities.

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Looking to Ditch Traditional Grades? Here’s How to Get Stakeholders On Board

Edsurge

Whether they call it competency-, mastery-, or standards-based grading, the movement aims to improve students outcomes sans As, Bs, and Cs. Whether they call it competency-, mastery-, or standards-based grading, the movement aims to improve students outcomes sans As, Bs, and Cs. Full size image here.

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What a Summer Prototype Taught Us About Measuring Quality in an Unbundled Education System

Edsurge

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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