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Competency-Based Learning Puts Students at the Center. It’s Perfect for Now.

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But even with that assistance, families reported lack of adequate resources; my student Ismail’s family was issued only one device for seven siblings to share. Older students employed as essential workers, at grocery stores and warehouse distribution centers, lost significant learning time.

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How to close learning gaps with the help of an intelligent learning platform

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According to a 2021 McKinsey report , disruptions such caused by the pandemic left K–12 students five months behind in some key subjects such as Math. Learning gaps vary a lot in complexity and intensity. On their side, students simply have to put in more effort to make up for that missing class through individual study.

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

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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. Our students and staff embrace, study, and promote social justice and protect the rights of others. social justice.

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

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Here are the main ILP tools teachers can rely on to personalize learning in and beyond the classroom: 1. Competency-based learning. Competency-based learning opens the door to a new, student-focused learning approach. E-books, studies, and essays. Learning analytics .

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New to Competency-Based Learning? Here're Five Ways to Assess It

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According to a 2016 report by iNACOL, 36 states are currently investigating policy surrounding competency-based education. And as interest in this approach to teaching and learning increases, so does the need for assessments to support it. Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment.

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Competency Based Learning: How Flipped Mastery Makes CBL Possible

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In 2011, a group of educators met at the Competency Based Learning Summit. Read the Executive Summary HERE and the full report HERE ). During that Summit, the leaders identified five key tenets of Competency Based Learning (CBL): Students advance upon mastery.

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The PROs and CONs of competency-based education

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In a previous post I talked about competency-based learning and how this might be the ultimate approach to education. Students attend courses, do assignments, get credits and eventually graduate based on what they know, not on how much time it took them to gain that knowledge. What’s in it for students.