Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

But neither the endorsement of powerful entities nor the enactment of new education policies assures that the push to create a skills-based education system will run like, er, clockwork. In a statement provided to EdSurge, XQ Institute called for education to move beyond this type of “rigid system.” Embracing Flexibility?

Classroom 213

Classroom Learning Company Assessment 213

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

As K–12 institutions digitally progress, slow data sharing between parents, teachers and administrators is leaving all players increasingly frustrated as they are forced to wait for important information sent through what is quickly becoming an outdated system. This is not just a hypothetical example. by Eli Zimmerman.

Competency Based Learning 185

Competency Based Learning OER Data Comparison 185

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

Last year, like many schools, Parker-Varney navigated months of remote learning, in which standardized tests were disrupted and absences soared. Teachers used those colorful pathways in a competency-based system to track what each student had learned — and hadn’t learned — in real time.

Competency Based Learning 139

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 139

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

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. That means a digital transformation, with three key levers for change: in the classroom, in schools and at the systems level.

Competency Based Learning 102

Competency Based Learning Data Policies Accessibility 102

MindShift

JULY 9, 2015

If a student fails to learn a skill, he or she accepts that result and moves on to the next topic with the rest of the class. Competency-based learning, on the other hand, insists on mastery of subjects and provides students the time to learn; the students are not marched past failure. LAYING THE GROUNDWORK.

Competency Based Learning 28

Competency Based Learning Learning System Assessment 28

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In the summer of 2016, a community of educators, research design partners, and over 150 teens and young adults in Colorado engaged in a bold experiment to rethink how quality and impact might be measured in a modernized system of learning. In this relatively small, short-cycle prototype, the lessons we learned were significant.

System 60

System Competency Based Learning Education Assessment 60

Neo LMS

AUGUST 9, 2022

If you teach using a learning management system (LMS) you most likely add all your classes to the platform. Moreover, when the competencies are set, students can self-monitor their learning, see their quiz results, and check their progress. Organize classes. Take online safety measures.

EdTech 369

EdTech LMS Competency Based Learning Gamification 369

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2021

The pandemic forced school systems across the world to move to virtual platforms for teaching and learning. there is already talk about changing grading policies. Related: Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning.

Competency Based Learning 131

Competency Based Learning Assessment Report Policies 131

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The state department partnered with KnowledgeWorks in early 2018 to support districts with varying degrees of interest in personalized learning, from those who were already years into transforming their systems to those just getting started. Source: KnowledgeWorks Personalized Learning Resources.

Personalized Learning 90

Personalized Learning Policies Learning Competency Based Learning 90

eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2020

Competency-based learning. With competency-based policies spreading nationwide , schools are starting to transform how and when learning takes place. As a result, competency-based systems can yield not merely richer academic outcomes via mastery-based learning, but more robust networks as well.

Competency Based Learning 50

Competency Based Learning Outcomes Policies Course 50

ExcelinEd

JANUARY 22, 2020

Excel in Ed’s new policy brief, Transforming Professional Learning: Actions for States to Help Teachers Continuously Improve Their Instructional Practices , can help. Support personalized and competency-based learning structures. Build district capacity, coherency and aligned resources.

Professional Learning 36

Professional Learning Competency Based Learning Learning System 36

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

In particular, continuing education programs are less regulated, more responsive to industry and consumer needs, have less restrictive budget policies and procurement systems, operate under lower political pressure, and are often infused with the “startup mentality” that is critical for responding to and pioneering disruptive innovations.

Competency Based Learning 113

Competency Based Learning Education Trends MOOC 113

ExcelinEd

JUNE 10, 2019

This means schools will be able to look beyond the classroom for new learning experiences. A key feature of the innovation program is that school leaders can request waivers from policies that would hinder the implementation of their proposals. These innovation schools serve 61,235 students, or 6.7%

Competency Based Learning 73

Competency Based Learning System Policies Meeting 73

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Yong Zhao, presidential chair and professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy and Leadership at the University of Oregon, warns us against creating a culture tied to standardized testing, as China has. Doing so impacts students’ career development, mental health and capacity for independent thinking.

Competency Based Learning 208

Competency Based Learning Data Outcomes Professional Learning 208

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 13, 2020

Second, states can help districts provide teachers with the personalized and competency-based learning structures they need to develop new skills at their own pace. States also have the authority to sweep aside all kinds of existing policies that are blocking or not incentivizing the supports teachers need.

Competency Based Learning 69

Competency Based Learning Instructional Materials Industry Policies 69

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2019

Source: JMDedu Investors put their money into 29 competency-based education companies—or almost a quarter of all the edtech investments—during the first quarter. But in the future, as more top-down policies favoring these skills are carried out, the coding market is predicted to reach $4.3 Huohua Siwei (????) billion market.

Trends 121

Trends EdTech Competency Based Learning Training 121

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

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. They’ve recently updated the policy and why this doesn’t get more coverage, I’m not sure. One example?

Examples 141

Examples MOOC Education Competency Based Learning 141

Education Elements

JUNE 8, 2016

It was geared to promoting school choice in all its forms mainly through grantees who advocated for it at the policy level. The trustees regarded these as necessary proof-points to demonstrate that blended learning could be implemented and also improved the performance of students. Personalized learning is an idea whose time has come.

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Blended Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning 100

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

Cederick Ellis and Summit Elementary School principal Lakya Taylor-Washington, the bigger asset in going personalized comes down to removing arbitrary grade level assignments and creating “learning labs,” a style of competency-based learning that Summit has been experimenting with since 2015. Kiana, Summit student.

Competency Based Learning 78

Competency Based Learning Policies Common Core Elementary 78

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Her teacher has embraced competency-based learning, which asks students to take more control in the classroom. Students get more control over what and how they learn and take more responsibility for their progress. Teachers also change their grading policies. Adams is focusing on slow, systemic changes.

Competency Based Learning 114

Competency Based Learning Learning Elementary Report 114

eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2018

As more and more school systems across the country explore competency-based education (CBE), we need to be attentive to the processes that will actually allow such innovations to thrive. Carving out autonomy for competency-based models to thrive can take various forms. Well-designed state pilots.

Trends 76

Trends System Policies Digital Learning 76

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

By far, one of the most popular topics at the iNACOL conference in San Antonio last week was “competency-based learning"; out of the conference's approximately 200 sessions, 35 had the phrase in their title. . What exactly is competency-based learning? Check out Competency Works' description here.

Competency Based Learning 60

Competency Based Learning Learning Policies Conference 60

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2016

Innovators stressed that without effective change management, the best technology tools and the most elegant personalized learning models will come up short. Here are six change management strategies that practitioners stressed as vital to driving new models of learning across traditional systems: 1. Embrace not knowing.

Personalized Learning 71

Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Blended Learning 71

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

We have pushed many state districts to make significant policy changes that align with instructional and educational best practices, and have encouraged teachers, administrators, and districts to innovate educational systems design. Below are the four I believe loom largest: 1. Defining Proficiency How do you define “proficient?”

System 95

System Assessment Guidelines Meeting 95

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Senior Remi Savard is part of the last class at Montpelier High School that experienced the system before the school’s switch to a proficiency-based model. Remi Savard is one of the last students at Montpelier High School who remembers what class was like before the school switched to a proficiency-based model three years ago.

Learning 82

Learning System Report Outcomes 82

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In 2011, Rubin and Kern co-authored and released, Designing The Future of Learning, a white paper focused on the transformation taking place in the educational system. The company offered three main types of support that align with its thesis: school design, school model implementation support, and systems design and implementation.

Competency Based Learning 60

Competency Based Learning Company Learning Blended Learning 60

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

The foundation side focuses on policy, at the state and federal levels, working with employers and higher-ed institutions, trying to change the learning infrastructure and ecosystem. I would say there’s a shift away from the traditional focus on seat-based or hour-based credentialing.

Company 144

Company Industry Competency Based Learning Examples 144

TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

They are a good resource for states, districts and schools to start the conversation about the new policies and practices that need to be put in place. 10 Principles Of Proficiency-Based Learning.

Learning 40

Learning Comparison Assessment Policies 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 49

eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

For-profit and nonprofit companies are also continuing to grow to fuel the microschool movement—from Wildflower School’s Montessori microschools to Acton Academy and Kaipod Learning. Education savings accounts Related to the parent-power trend is the growth of education savings accounts (ESAs)—with 13 states now having such policies.

Trends 118

Trends Assessment Competency Based Learning Outcomes 118

Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Powerful ideas that seem simple in print quickly take on new, and potentially divergent, meanings as they are applied to policy and practice. Enter competency-based learning (CBE), a term introduced in the 1970s when the U.S. Some terms, including “open,” get appended to specific use cases. Julia Freeland Fisher.

Competency Based Learning 99

Competency Based Learning Education Policies Assessment 99

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

They get frequent updates on which skills they’ve learned and which ones they need to acquire. Mastery-based learning, also known as proficiency-based or competency-based learning, is taking hold across the country. Government policy has also contributed to its adoption. The year M.S.

Learning 106

Learning Common Core System Groups 106

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

Advocacy 3

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 3

eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There are lots of promising innovations in tiny pockets of the education system, but decades of advocacy and investment have failed to see those innovations scale. These competing interests from different elements in a school district’s value network are what often make the status quo so calcified.

Education 106

Education Advocacy Competency Based Learning System 106

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Look for achievable steps that point toward large-scale change to a competency-based system. The glossy document was released here at the Competency-Based Education Network’s annual conference, where it was handed out to attendees and informed the themes of many sessions. We just broke the system.

Education 103

Education Conference System Report 103

Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

.” “Most states are failing to address a fundamental driver of teacher discontent: A teaching re-licensure system that doesn’t encourage career growth,” says Pacific Standard. There’s more on the GED, that very old competency-based learning exam, in the research section below.

Education 55

Education MOOC Company OER 55

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data. Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145