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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. Well, she's got these videos. And I said, Well, then she can't.

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15 Edtech items to include in your back-to-school checklist for teachers

Neo LMS

You can add text, images, videos, and other information you consider necessary for your students. That’s why you should make sure to proofread your text and that media files such as images and video are working correctly. . Competency-based learning helps you track student progress and identify learning gaps.

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When to Teach Online Classes Live and When to Let Students Learn on Demand

Edsurge

Since the 1990s and the rise of online video conferencing, though, it has been possible for educators to choose which activities in their distance-education courses to conduct synchronously and which to leave as asynchronous. And some live video platforms, including Zoom, give participants the option to connect to the discussion by phone.

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Khan Academy Wants to Make 'Mastery Learning' Mainstream. Will Partnering With Schools Help?

Edsurge

Listen on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music , or wherever you listen to podcasts, or use the player on this page. EdSurge: One of the newest efforts that you have at Khan Academy is one aimed at school districts to integrate Khan Academy videos and your whole learning platform around those, for a small fee.

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Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

Learn how she uses this tool. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. So you can put in things like video, and the video can be videos taken from YouTube so the video can actually be created by somebody else.

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

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. Video Streaming/ Flipped Classroom/eLearning Trends. Video, of course, enables other innovations. We shall see. An example?

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Distinctly Equitable: How This Chicago School Makes Competency-Based Learning Work

Edsurge

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. See a video of how Ms.