Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

According to a 2016 report by iNACOL, 36 states are currently investigating policy surrounding competency-based education. And as interest in this approach to teaching and learning increases, so does the need for assessments to support it. Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. So for example, actually I had a big AHA when writing the book.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

. — At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. At the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester, N.H.,

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The science of learning and development, enabled by technology, can help us support teachers’ efforts to address their students’ unique learning needs. For example, Quill , which focuses on improving writing skills, is already using AI to deliver true personalization in the classroom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

From elementary school through high school and college, these tracks often become “ traps ” that reinforce systemic inequalities in our society. How would they know how to succeed next time if we didn’t teach them? Except we rarely took time to explicitly teach those skills or discuss them.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Using the Instructional Model Design , the Ed Elements team brings deep expertise, examples from other districts, and design-thinking processes to help schools create their unique designs. Download and examine Ed Elements’ three models for elementary schools and its three models for secondary schools. But It’s also flexible.

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