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What Is Competency-Based Learning, Why Does It Matter?

The CoolCatTeacher

Every Classroom Matters episode 210 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. New Hampshire and educator John Martin are at the forefront of the competency-based learning movement. Even assessment changes with competency-based learning.

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Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity

EdTech Magazine

The number of states with policies in place to promote and facilitate competency-based systems has grown from just a handful in 2004 to 43 states in 2018. For resources and information about competency-based learning systems, visit iNACOL.org. Follower her on Twitter at @wendymcmahon. by Wendy McMahon.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 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.

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Interoperability Boosts the Speed of School Communications

EdTech Magazine

Learning Registry acts as a large storeroom of educational resources , which teachers can access easily and use to improve lesson plans and inform decisions when experimenting with new learning initiatives. by Eli Zimmerman.

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League of Innovative Schools Members Named 2016 “Leaders to Learn From”

Digital Promise

You can reach her on Twitter at @sschappy. Members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools serve as examples of how forward-thinking leadership can transform learning. Sara is the Director of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools. In Vancouver, Wash.,

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What Happens When Students Work at Their Own Pace

Digital Promise

You can reach him on Twitter @jtomassini. We hear a lot about the need for students to “learn at their own pace.” For the 2014-15 school year, Piedmont Middle School, in rural northeast Alabama, reimagined how its students learn by letting them progress based on their mastery of skills and standards.

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Discovery Education’s K-12 Learning Platform Earns Learner Variability Product Certification From Digital Promise

eSchool News

The Learner Variability Product Certification uses a competency-based learning framework, developed in consultation with Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Project advisory board, expert researchers, and nearly 50 educators across the United States. www.discoveryeducation.com ?and LinkedIn.??? . ?

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