Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

In MBL, students are given multiple opportunities to improve work that doesn’t meet expected standards. Student achievement is evaluated against school learning standards and performance expectations. Assessments are competency-based and referenced to school learning criteria. What is MBL.

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Khan Academy Learning Competency Based Learning Assessment 188

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Synchronous Works Better For Some Students Than For Others Holding an online class via a live video platform like Zoom or Google Meet can closely resemble an in-person classroom dynamic. In a series of blog items, he outlines what he calls a “ dirt simple online course ” with a bare-bones approach.

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Learning Competency Based Learning Video Course 218

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

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. It’s everyone getting what they need.

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Competency Based Learning Learning Assessment Groups 82

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2016

How often are educational business decisions made with clear consideration of learners’ perspectives? Are academic credentials simply assumed to represent relevant learning, or do they actually document and verify competencies with evidence of learning? Are we meeting the needs of lifelong learners?

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

It gives lots of way to facilitate activities at a PTA meeting, at a school board meeting or a local chamber of commerce,” said Keith Kruger, CEO of CoSN. Rethinking How Schools Work: Another trend educators have long talked about is the need to make learning more interdisciplinary, interactive and student-driven.

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Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

For example, Geography teachers can use interactive online maps, and STEAM teachers can rely more on dedicated tools. Read more: How to S.T.E.A.M. up distance learning. Let’s start: More online interaction to check student understanding. Read more: For effective learning, teach students how to learn.

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MindShift

MARCH 25, 2015

Many teachers have long been frustrated with static, canned curriculum that doesn’t seem connected to kids’ lives, and testing requirements that drive the learning experience. There is a real lack of knowledge of how much this is holding back the education leaders who are leading competency-based models,” Patrick said.

Blended Learning 28

Blended Learning Learning Competency Based Learning System 28

Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Enter competency-based learning (CBE), a term introduced in the 1970s when the U.S. The core promise of CBE, she says, is to create a system where teachers can provide the instructional support meet all students’ needs, regardless of where they are at. Some terms, including “open,” get appended to specific use cases.

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Competency Based Learning Education Policies Assessment 103

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

There’s an assumption that virtual school students are closed off, online all day, and they don’t ever meet anyone. During these introductory sessions, by phone or web chat, Kent explains course logistics — for example, how she and the student will meet (virtually) at least once a month and how to upload weekly assignments.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 26, 2016

He spent the next several years bouncing between different colleges, in classes that were over his head, not sure how to ask for help, and struggling to pay for books and other expenses on a limited financial aid package. Any time they meet in person the school provides childcare and food to make sure everyone can come.

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Course Competency Based Learning Meeting Advocacy 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. And, of course, many teachers find themselves working as Uber drivers as they struggle to make ends meet on their salaries.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145