MindShift

JULY 9, 2015

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.

Competency Based Learning 28

Competency Based Learning Learning System Assessment 28

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The schools we’re working with, they report what they’ve implemented, and it’s beyond amazing. Source: KnowledgeWorks Personalized Learning Resources. 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.

Personalized Learning 95

Personalized Learning Policies Learning Competency Based Learning 95

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

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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How To Common Core Academic Standards Outcomes 110

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.

System 60

System Competency Based Learning Education Assessment 60

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

Academic skills were assessed continually and frequently throughout the year, while CARES skills were assigned a competency level once a trimester on a report card. We saw Andy Calkins speak at a conference about MyWays in the summer of 2015 and we practically rushed the stage to talk to him afterward,” Hume-Howard laughs.

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Assessment Elementary System Academic Standards 79

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

In thinking about how a semirural school district could support equity and opportunity for kids, they talked a lot about personalized and competency-based learning. Class periods could be lengthened, lunch periods could be moved around, deadlines could be changed – all in service of student learning.

Personalized Learning 104

Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Secondary 104

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. And it isn’t looking good in terms of outcomes,” she said.

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Education Course Laptops Blended Learning 0