A Principal's Reflections
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
The above quote embodies so many of the schools and districts that I have been fortunate to work with over the years, including Wells Elementary (TX), Corinth School District (MS), Davis Schools (UT), Randolph Howell Elementary (TN), Juab School District (UT), and many more. To put it bluntly, I was in awe.
Edsurge
MAY 22, 2017
Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment. When teachers use formative assessments to measure that knowledge, they gather information necessary to adjust teaching and learning as needed. Digital tools also enable the creativity and innovation embedded in a CBE approach.
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The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 5, 2023
That’s because some of today’s learners graduate without ever being required to process information, think critically or seek paths forward that are not explicitly spelled out for them. Students are not actively involved in shaping their learning journey. They want step-by-step guidance on how to tackle challenges. They should be.
Turning Learning On Its Head
MARCH 13, 2016
In 2011, a group of educators met at the Competency Based Learning Summit. During that Summit, the leaders identified five key tenets of Competency Based Learning (CBL): Students advance upon mastery. Competencies include explicit, measurable, transferable learning objectives that empower students.
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.,
Edsurge
APRIL 18, 2023
Maybe he walks his younger siblings to their elementary school each morning, demonstrating a knack for caregiving. The “problem” that these companies are trying to solve, he writes, “isn’t that our system is failing to develop the right skills; it’s that the system doesn’t provide the right information to employers.”
Digital Promise
MARCH 10, 2015
Do you think others could learn from the way you conduct ed-tech pilots to inform product decisions? Digital Promise is crowdsourcing best practices for piloting learning technology tools, and we want to hear from you! “We first piloted an adaptive math program with elementary school students. ” Jerry Snow.
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