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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

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. But now you're talking mastery learning.

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8 LMS features that support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond

Neo LMS

Student autonomy in the classroom is important both for learners and teachers. Today’s educational technology makes it easier to support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond it. One of the most popular tools that achieve this goal is the learning management system (LMS). Flipped classes. Self-evaluation .

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Competency Based Learning: How Flipped Mastery Makes CBL Possible

Turning Learning On Its Head

During the 2007-2008 school year, Aaron Sams and I pioneered the flipped class model of education. Though the flipped class model proved to be an effective strategy in which we saw increases in student achievement and engagement, we only did the traditional flipped classroom for one year.

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Why Flipped Learning Is Still Going Strong 10 Years Later

Edsurge

It became know as the flipped classroom—a modern, video-based version of a model pioneered by a handful of higher ed professors during the 1990s. Perhaps also because as flipped learning has evolved, it has adopted much more of an open-ended definition. All of the students took a sigh of relief.”.

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Why Middle Schoolers Thrive in a Self-Paced Classroom

Edsurge

Last summer, we, along with other members of the sixth grade teaching staff at our school, adopted the Modern Classrooms model. Similar to the flipped classroom, the model is an approach based on blended learning, self-paced instruction, and mastery-based grading.

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6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent Parent-Teacher Conferences

Edsurge

In fact, we should use this technology to our advantage and add more ways that teachers and parents can work together face-to-face in helping every student succeed. Skype in the Classroom is a free community of educators from around the world and offers a variety of resources on getting started. Absolutely not!

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How to Bring ‘Mastery Learning’ to the Classroom

Edsurge

When I set that really high expectation that there’s no failing on any skill or concept, the whole classroom environment shifted, and it was more about learning and less about the grades. The flipped classroom allowed me to create this classroom environment. What does this concept of mastery boil down to?

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