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Competencies vs. Skills

A Principal's Reflections

Thus, many educators, including myself, now refer to these as essential skills. Over time they have evolved beyond just communication, collaboration, creativity, and global awareness to include entrepreneurship and emerging technological proficiency.

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The 6 principles of mastery-based learning

Neo LMS

Innovation in education is a must if we want to keep up with technology and global advancements. Teaching needs to be student-centered, but most of all, it should be based on the graduate profile. Mastery-based learning is a competency-oriented teaching method. Read more: How to enhance students’ work-ready skills.

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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. They've been learning about projectile motion.

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OPINION: Let’s use the pandemic as a dress-rehearsal for much-needed digital transformation

The Hechinger Report

What should come next is an examination of how schools can more deeply and deliberately harness technology to make high-quality learning accessible to every learner, even in the wake of a crisis. Related: How to plan for a future of education where disruption is the norm.

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Finding ‘Personalized Learning’ and Other Edtech Buzzwords on the Gartner Hype Cycle

Edsurge

What we should be exploring, in other words, is not how well an environment personalizes along the dimensions of our preconceived notions of what is good, but what gets what results. Slope of Enlightenment: Competency-Based Learning. Competency-based learning is one of these. Deeper Learning.

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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. Vicki: Ok, so how can a teacher get started with FlipSnack without getting overwhelmed? How to get started. Try FlipSnack!

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Do Students, Principals and Superintendents See Eye-to-Eye on Eliminating Grade Levels?

Edsurge

McComb School District down in McComb, Mississippi doesn’t just believe in the power of technology when it comes to personalized learning. We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws. They own their learning. It's not mine. This is about you.