EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

As K–12 institutions digitally progress, slow data sharing between parents, teachers and administrators is leaving all players increasingly frustrated as they are forced to wait for important information sent through what is quickly becoming an outdated system. Transfer Student Data Seamlessly Across Academic Careers.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 6, 2017

In a previous post I talked about competency-based learning and how this might be the ultimate approach to education. Students attend courses, do assignments, get credits and eventually graduate based on what they know, not on how much time it took them to gain that knowledge. Teachers will be the ones to.

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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. The post OPINION: Let’s use the pandemic as a dress-rehearsal for much-needed digital transformation appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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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.

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Neo LMS

MAY 21, 2019

Read more: How to create accessible e-learning design. Build engagement through real-time data. Instead of end of year reports that are complicated and full of data, features such as competency-based learning give teachers and parents more insight into student progress and the main areas for improvement throughout the school year.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Credit: Charlotte West for The Hechinger Report. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said. Credit: Charlotte West for The Hechinger Report Washington Elementary is a K-8 school in Lindsay, an agricultural community in California’s Central Valley. Ushering in a new model.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Personalized learning, competency-based learning and dynamic organizational design have shown promising results in school districts across the nation, according to a new report from Education Elements.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Since the Reagan administration’s Nation at Risk, an alarmist and misleading report that has since been discredited , there has been a bipartisan attempt to break open the education “market” and put public school dollars into private pockets. It’s time to heed our warnings. Teachers want our field returned to us.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 29, 2017

Recent studies, including the Gates Foundation, the TNTP Project and Harvard research, all report failing grades from administrators and teachers alike, which is one certainty we can begin with. Without a change in engagement, professional development efforts will be severely hampered and learning outcomes will stay depressed.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Research-Based Design Product Certification uses a competency-based learning framework, developed in consultation with Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Project advisory board, expert researchers in the Learning Sciences field, and nearly 50 educators across the United States. Visit www.LXDResearch.com.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 26, 2015

For the 2014-15 school year, Piedmont Middle School, in rural northeast Alabama, reimagined how its students learn by letting them progress based on their mastery of skills and standards. ” one teacher reported hearing from her students. Teachers often felt overwhelmed by data. There were definitely doubts at first.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

This system of evaluation isolates the learning of content and mastery of skills from other factors, such as behavior.SBG takes on many different forms across the country. In any configuration, the setup and preparation take time, but educators report that the effort is worthwhile.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

It’s easy to get excited about the virtues of mastery, or competency-based, learning. What’s not to like about a system that guarantees that students learn, as opposed to one that is focused on the amount of time students sit in seats? Note: the Lumina Foundation is among the numerous funders of The Hechinger Report.)

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

Mary Earick, project director for NG2, says the purpose of the program is to create more flexible learning pathways for students through “competency-based multiage schooling,” which allows students to move on to new objectives only after mastering others. “[NG2]

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

The MyLab Math report is one of 12 efficacy studies the company released about one month ago. The research, done in 2015, includes data from students taking remedial math courses on three different campuses of Arizona State University.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

Competency-Based Learning. Competency-Based Education is something I’m hearing more and more about, which is neither bad nor good, but worth understanding more carefully. Today, digital networks of information make access to data and areas of specialty ubiquitous, particularly in the scientific fields.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2019

billion), according to data compiled by Mission EDU and Jingmeiti. billion (RMB 241 billion) in contrast to a year earlier, according to a recent report by the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology. From January through March 2019, 131 China edtech ventures raised more than $1.86 billion (RMB 12.51 percent increase in financing.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

This panel brings together the leaders of the Verizon Innovative Learning School (VILS) program to discuss how they have successfully leveraged the 1:1 model in conjunction with student data plans for low-income middle schools. Competency-based Learning In Your District. Can Students Create VR? Short Answer: Yes!

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

WHAT: Piedmont Middle School is seeking to pilot digital learning programs that support competency-based learning in science and social studies. They’re on the lookout for digital programs that are designed specifically for middle school students, highly adjustable, and equipped with robust data tools for teachers.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2018

With our new focus, we are one of 10 high school districts in Illinois that have started to move to competency-based learning. We’re also working to report on students’ mastery of skills with progress levels, rather than a traditional report card at the end of each semester.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

A growing number of states and local communities are examining how to shift to student-centered, competency-based learning systems. The Every Student Succeeds Act begins to create room for states to use a more expansive set of learning providers and to report student success in a variety of ways.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

Does competency-based education hold the key to providing an equitable learning opportunity to every student? As she puts it, competency-based learning “gives students the chance. Equity was a major driver in implementing competency based learning. It’s everyone getting what they need.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

” The Research-Based Design product certification uses a competency-based learning framework, developed in consultation with Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Project advisory board, expert researchers in the Learning Sciences field, and nearly 50 educators across the United States.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

As a former New York City high school teacher, I know that parent-teacher conferences seldom provide parents with enough time to process what their children learned, what they’re interested in, and what needs improvement. Empower students with their own achievement data, but be sure to keep them updated.

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techlearning

MAY 29, 2018

In addition, we are one of 10 high school districts in Illinois that has started to move to competency-based learning. We’re also working to report on students’ mastery of skills with progress levels, rather than a traditional report card at the end of each semester.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2018

This gives them experience with a process, known as competency-based learning, that a growing number of primary and secondary schools where they’ll eventually teach are beginning to adopt. The International Association for K-12 Online Learning urged in December that competency-based learning be expanded.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Senior Remi Savard is part of the last class at Montpelier High School that experienced the system before the school’s switch to a proficiency-based model. Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.). Michael Dougherty for The Hechinger Report. MONTPELIER, Vt.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

In addition to free paper surveys, the company’s Panorama for Social-Emotional Learning platform offers reports on individual students’ competencies across a range of categories—grit, growth mindset, self-management, emotion recognition. Districts working with Transforming Ed use the program to track students’ progress. .

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

Gooru’s enhanced, free K-12 content will support a variety of innovative educational models and facilitate the growth of competency-based learning.”. Material from a press release was used in this report. Gooru’s resources are contributed by credible online sources and educators from over 60 public school districts. “At

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Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

These systems also provide assessments, feedback and reporting tools, as well as automation and gamification, among many other features. ILPs take the analytics and reporting capabilities of LMSs one step further. Read more: 5 Must-have LMS reports for schools. Intelligent learning platform benefits for Higher Ed institutions.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

Heyck-Williams says these conferences help families understand the grading system, as students sit down with the data to discuss their strengths and weaknesses. Wilhelm believes technology can help teachers quantify student outcomes, ensuring more buy-in to a competency-based model. Some people need that data.”.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2022

He shared how this new tool may give hope to teachers striving to help all students while simultaneously drowning in a sea of data, standards, adaptations, assessments and growing needs. EdSurge: How can curriculum providers help schools address teacher burnout and reduce gaps in student learning? Recommended resources from Smith.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I wanted to go back to my previous life as a geologist, where everything was quantifiable and the path forward was always revealed through methodical data analysis. Little did I know that by 2019 I would find a way to apply the data science strategies I learned as a geologist to bring joy and engagement back to my classroom.

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MindShift

MARCH 25, 2015

A CompetencyWorks report, “Maximizing Competency Education and Blended Learning: Insights from Experts,” looks at ways that the movement for personalization dovetails with blended learning and competency-based learning to achieve a more student-centered approach to school.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Conferences are not for reporting test scores. Most research is done online with search engines and specific subscribed data centers. I’ve come up with some suggestions for you to try ranging from simple to radical. No matter what you’re currently doing, think about setting a goal to change one aspect of your conferences this year.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 26, 2022

This is where an excellent book enters stage left: Deeper Competency-Based Learning: Making Equitable, Student-Centered, Sustainable Shifts by Karin Hess, Rose Colby, and Daniel Joseph (Corwin, 2020). procedures for a science investigation; data collection; validating credibility of sources)?" [DOK

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techlearning

MAY 24, 2018

At the IMS Global Learning Impact conference this week (#LILI2018), there were dozens of sessions covering the many ways interoperability is helping data play well together to create more user-friendly digital ecosystems.

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