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Meet NEO at FETC 2022!

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It’s also a great opportunity to meet fellow online learning enthusiasts, exchange ideas, and learn from the experts. FETC will return as an in-person event (following all health and safety guidelines) between January 25-28, 2022 at The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Meet NEO at FETC 2022!

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Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Her teacher has embraced competency-based learning, which asks students to take more control in the classroom. If a student was particularly interested in a topic not offered in an existing course, she suggested an independent study. Olivia Mone, Melrose High School senior on competency-based learning. “It

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How edtech boosts parent engagement in schools

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Of course, we don’t live in an ideal world where it is possible to communicate with parents at all times. Here are some basic guidelines for effective parent-teacher communication: Clarity. In addition, students are less likely to engage in risky behaviors such as smoking. Teachers need some training themselves before using new tools.

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The Risks and Rewards of Getting Rid of Grade Levels

Edsurge

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. The transition raised multiple challenges including course placement, grading, and community communications. My mind spun for a moment.

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A school where you can’t fail — it just takes you longer to learn

The Hechinger Report

They get frequent updates on which skills they’ve learned and which ones they need to acquire. Mastery-based learning, also known as proficiency-based or competency-based learning, is taking hold across the country. Mastery-based learning, of course, has its critics. The year M.S.

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Has New Hampshire found the secret to online education that works?

The Hechinger Report

In January 2015, Duggan enrolled in New Hampshire’s self-paced Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS), joining about 200 full-time middle and high school students and about 10,000 part-timers from brick-and-mortar schools statewide who take VLACS courses a la carte. Competencies are learning deconstructed.