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

Edsurge

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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Supporting Districts to Develop Inclusive Computing Pathways

Edsurge

“Developing District-Wide Inclusive Computational Thinking Pathways” will be available on-demand, free of charge on Pathfinders Online Institute , the foundation’s signature digital learning platform. Join us for a webinar on November 10, 2022 to learn more. Want to get started on your district’s CT pathway?

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How and When to Choose the Right LMS for Your School Community

Digital Promise

A research study my team conducted found that schools that did not already have an LMS in place struggled during emergency remote learning. In contrast, those who had already implemented more flexible instructional models, such as competency-based learning , fared much better with the transition.

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Competencies vs. Skills

A Principal's Reflections

As I was reviewing a talking point for a webinar that I was to facilitate later in the day, I brought up this image and discussed the skills that students needed to be critical thinkers in the 21st Century and beyond. The Rigor/ Relevance Framework helps us move from a focus on skills to competency-based learning.

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Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity

EdTech Magazine

As personalized learning continues to gain momentum across the U.S., more states, districts and schools are moving toward a competency-based education system that focuses on individualized learning and classroom equity. For resources and information about competency-based learning systems, visit iNACOL.org.

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

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. With that in mind, I started out with the more common, perhaps less exciting examples. We shall see.

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Odysseyware launches new professional learning series

eSchool News

The sequence of professional learning opportunities will highlight the unique ways schools and districts nationwide are implementing innovative strategies and new instructional models to transform learning for their students.