The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The rigid structure of the traditional K-12 education system leaves little room for students to engage in real-world problem-solving scenarios. That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills. The recent announcement by the U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Sean entered Locust Grove Middle School as it was implementing “competency-based” learning, which tailors schooling to each child’s ability. It’s really hard to argue against it,” said Matt Arthur, deputy commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia. Math comes naturally to me,” he said.

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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.

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Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 141

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.

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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.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

The Global Leadership Summit will provide participants the unique opportunity to: Develop the capacity to lead classrooms and educational systems that teach students empathy, valuing diverse perspectives, cross-cultural communication and collaboration skills, and critical thinking and problem-solving around real-world issues.

Advocacy 49

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Global Leadership Summit will provide participants the unique opportunity to: Develop the capacity to lead classrooms and educational systems that teach students empathy, valuing diverse perspectives, cross-cultural communication and collaboration skills, and critical thinking and problem-solving around real-world issues.

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