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

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A big idea driving Khan Academy is a belief in “mastery learning”—that students should show proficiency in one set of materials before moving on to the next. The nonprofit’s latest push to make mastery learning mainstream involves partnering with school districts who adopt Khan Academy’s materials and platform.

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Why Mastery Based Learning is a Good Option

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An option several school districts I converse with are trying is called “mastery-based learning” — MBL. Learning is personalized, based on school standards. Student achievement is evaluated against school learning standards and performance expectations. What is MBL. What does it look like?

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Why Flipped Learning Is Still Going Strong 10 Years Later

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Perhaps also because as flipped learning has evolved, it has adopted much more of an open-ended definition. The promise of more time for active learning is key to the flipped appeal, its fans say. But to hear Khan tell it, that association was little more than a coincidence of timing.

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Curriculum Design is Emotional Work—This Teacher Makes It Easier

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When school leadership made this announcement in August during our staff training, I immediately felt overwhelmed and confused. Plus, the available content was designed around how much time I’d spend teaching it versus what I actually needed to get students adept at learning the topic at hand. You’ve got time to plan ahead.”

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8 Ed-tech organizations every teacher should know about

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The organisation’s primary activities include hosting key learning events, chief among them the annual ISTE conference and expo , producing professional development resources and a number of annual publications. iNACOL (International Association of K-12 Online Learning). Structure: Membership-based. Focus: Educating Educators.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Testing, Testing… From the Khan Academy blog : “ Khan Academy is the Official Practice Partner for AP.” ” This is the second major partnership the organization has made with the College Board , as Khan Academy is also its test prep site of choice for the SAT.