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Competency-Based Learning Puts Students at the Center. It’s Perfect for Now.

Edsurge

But even with that assistance, families reported lack of adequate resources; my student Ismail’s family was issued only one device for seven siblings to share. Older students employed as essential workers, at grocery stores and warehouse distribution centers, lost significant learning time.

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7 must-knows from blended learning’s early adopters

eSchool News

Earlier this year, the Highlander Institute, The Learning Accelerator and The Christensen Institute teamed up to bring together a conference on blended and personalized learning in Providence, R.I. 2 Go Slow to Go Fast When Implementing Competency-Based Models. 3 Make Students Agents of Their Learning.

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The PROs and CONs of competency-based education

Neo LMS

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. The challenges for teachers and faculty.

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How edtech boosts parent engagement in schools

Neo LMS

Keeping up with school events and even extra-curricular activities is an added bonus. For example, a good learning management system will also include parent accounts in which parents can see upcoming school events, their children’s grades, projects or portfolios. And edtech companies have taken notice of this trend.

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From Good to Great, Initial to Ideal: A Way to Improve Exhibitions and Other Performance Assessments

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

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). correct citation format, organize parts of lab report; use camera shots/visuals; edit for grammar and usage)?" [DOK

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Personalized Learning “Twister”: A Future of Learning Live Demo in Dallas

EdNews Daily

Some people have called parts of this “competency-based learning,” but ideally schools can achieve this shift without altering outcomes in such a holistic way. They can lay their existing lesson plans end-to-end like bricks and already have the basics of personalized workflow learning. The Game Rules. About the Author.

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6 tips from personalized learning innovators leading change

eSchool News

Earlier this year, the Rhode Island-based Highlander Institute and the Clayton Christensen Institute teamed up to bring together a conference on blended and personalized learning in Providence, R.I. This time is helping to prevent burnout and helping teachers learn to let go of what they’ve always done,” he said.