Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Principal Chris Huckans believes that competency-based education (CBE) is one of the keys to the school’s success. Huckans says that Bishop Hall’s use of the Brightspace learning management system provides students with highly personalized learning pathways, which “allow them to innovate and experiment.”

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Competency Based Learning Assessment Game-Based Learning Learning 82

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

After unprecedented learning loss, growing disparities in educational outcomes and overall public dissatisfaction, the time is right for an education overhaul. A decade ago, barely half of all states had policies in place that allowed for personalized, competency-based learning. Now, almost every state does.

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Competency Based Learning Policies Personalized Learning Education 90

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 128

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels.

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Assessment Elementary Data Groups 156

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

And the digital transformation will honor learning that occurs outside of the classroom, allowing a shift to competency-based learning, perhaps using microcredentials and badges. Related: How to plan for a future of education where disruption is the norm.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

It’s Time For Personalized Learning In Education. In March, Tom Loveless, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, took an outdated swipe at the logic behind moving toward a student-centered learning system. Will competency-based learning exacerbate some gaps? What he sees might surprise.

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Personalized Learning Learning Education Competency Based Learning 40

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

Maybe he walks his younger siblings to their elementary school each morning, demonstrating a knack for caregiving. In that sorting, we need better data on the table about who young people are. Embracing Flexibility? Picture a high school student who balances his studies with a variety of other responsibilities and activities.

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