The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills. Students assess their own strengths and weaknesses and set learning goals in partnership with their teachers. The recent announcement by the U.S.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2022

In simple terms, these are ungraded formative assessments that assess what students learned during the course of the lesson. A recent visit to Quest Academy Junior High School, where I began longitudinal work on personalized competency-based learning (PCBL), got me thinking more deeply about this strategy.

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Competency Based Learning Strategy Education Elements Assessment 455

Digital Promise

MARCH 6, 2023

Some districts seek to expand their LMS use, while others evaluating whether tools like Google Classroom or Seesaw are sufficient to meet their community’s needs. A good LMS allows teachers to create and share content remotely, work collaboratively with students, create groups, and tailor their instruction to meet individual needs.

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LMS Competency Based Learning Meeting Study 268

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

In a recent webinar from the International Association for K–12 Online Learning , titled “ Designing for Equity: Leveraging Competency-Based Education to Ensure All Students Succeed ,” education consultant Katherine Casey explains the key ways a competency-based system differs from a traditional system.

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Personalized Learning Tools Classroom Learning 395

Neo LMS

MAY 18, 2021

Teaching ensures performance, personalized learning , alternative learning pathways, self-paced learning, adjustment of content, and continuous support. Read more: The PROs and CONs of competency-based learning. Various forms of assessment are reported separately.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

After unprecedented learning loss, growing disparities in educational outcomes and overall public dissatisfaction, the time is right for an education overhaul. Yet inflexibility is a hallmark of our current education system, apparent in our failure to meet the diverse learning needs of all our children.

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Competency Based Learning Policies Personalized Learning Education 93

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels. The program follows six key tenets: project-based learning, learner agency, whole person development, blended learning and competency-based assessment.

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Assessment Elementary Data Groups 159

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Ideally, integration with our assessments. For those who may not know that concept, what is your elevator pitch for mastery learning? After a little bit of lecture and homework for a couple of weeks, you give an assessment. I view competency-based learning as a form of mastery learning.

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Khan Academy Competency Based Learning Learning System 153

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

Learning is personalized, based on school standards. Students who don’t understand a topic and don’t do well on the summative assessment for that subject, aren’t automatically moved on because time allotted for that topic ran out. Assessments are competency-based and referenced to school learning criteria.

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Khan Academy Learning Competency Based Learning Assessment 188

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.

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Competency Based Learning Learning System Assessment 28

Neo LMS

JUNE 21, 2022

Nonetheless, self-evaluation is equally or more important since it allows students to properly assess their strengths and weaknesses and pinpoint the needed course of action. Done inadequately, self-assessment and monitoring can lead to serious issues that can impact students’ well-being. Working memory. Time management.

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LMS How To Examples Competency Based Learning 298

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

To do that, the organization plans to work with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) — the folks behind standardized tests including the GRE and the Praxis — to create new tools designed to assess what students are able to do, not how much time they spent studying to do it. Colleges that are trying it have lessons to share.

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Classroom Learning Company Assessment 214

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

Once considered a boutique form of education overly reliant on technology, competency-based education is increasingly seen as a way to solve a host of problems with traditional schooling, problems that became more apparent when learning went virtual. Rather than compete, students cheer one another on, staffers say.

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Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 141

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Educators are fundamentally learners, as well as masters of assessing and adjusting learning opportunities. Unfortunately, most learning opportunities offered are static, prescriptive, or limited (and limiting)—not contextualized, personalized, or responsive.

Education 168

Education Competency Based Learning System Professional Learning 168

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Actual learning—not a piece of paper—should be the goal for every student. With rigorous, competency-based learning, effort is all but guaranteed since students must keep working until they truly master material. The answer is to improve the assessments and the conditions under which they are administered.

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Outcomes Competency Based Learning Course Assessment 60

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The district convened a series of meetings with teachers, school leaders, parents, city officials and community members to discuss what kind of educational system the community needed. Related: Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 132

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

How can this dean more effectively personalize professional development to meet each teacher where they are and help them get to where they need to be? Educators would not only have the traditional acknowledgement, but they would also have a portable, evidence-based way to showcase their specific knowledge and skills.

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Digital Badges Education Competency Based Learning Assessment 120

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

How can this dean more effectively personalize professional development to meet each teacher where they are and help them get to where they need to be? Educators would not only have the traditional acknowledgement, but they would also have a portable, evidence-based way to showcase their specific knowledge and skills.

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Digital Badges Competency Based Learning Education Assessment 120

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

Continuing education programs arose in the 19th century to meet the critical workforce and social needs of the time. Competency-based education has become a hot trend in recent years, and it is no coincidence that one of the few direct assessment programs that the Department of Education has approved is at a continuing education school.

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Competency Based Learning Education Trends MOOC 118

Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I’ve been able to see firsthand how school leaders are implementing exciting innovations that are accelerating high quality teaching and learning—things such as Open Education Resources (OER) , repurposing their spaces , completely overhauling how they assess a child’s growth by shifting to a competency-based learning model , among other things.

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Data LMS Competency Based Learning OER 100

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

The proficiency-based model is closely related to competency-based learning, where students are grouped with those who are closest to their language abilities, regardless of age or seat time. That was another hard question we had to confront when it was asked by a Spanish teacher at a department meeting not long ago.

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Competency Based Learning Guidelines Strategy Study 119

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Her teacher has embraced competency-based learning, which asks students to take more control in the classroom. Olivia Mone, Melrose High School senior on competency-based learning. “It Acevedo sees teacher buy-in as evidence that competency-based learning is working in Melrose. “I

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Competency Based Learning Learning Elementary Report 118

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

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. Equity was a major driver in implementing competency based learning. It’s everyone getting what they need.

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Competency Based Learning Learning Assessment Groups 82

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Our collective goal was to begin to rethink quality assurance in an educational system with an array of learning providers. Framework for the Future of Learning. Our current approach of summative assessments has few fans. It is burdensome and takes big chunks of time away from learning. Source: ReSchool).

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System Competency Based Learning Education Assessment 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

competency-based (a.k.a. standards-based) school for at-risk youth, pre-packaged curriculum and assessments offered very little flexibility for personalization or modification. The content was prescriptive and standardized, which meant taking it apart to meet student needs sometimes took longer than just making it myself.

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Khan Academy Assessment Differentiated Instruction EdTech 60

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

In 2012, Maine passed a law requiring that by 2018 all students would graduate with a proficiency-based diploma; the law then went through a major update in 2015-2016. Some districts are taking another approach, suggesting that diplomas should be based on a different set of standards for students with significant disabilities.

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System Assessment Guidelines Meeting 101

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

As the public education system evolves toward supporting students’ personalized needs, online learning tools have emerged that allow teachers to customize instruction. Often the tools available either meet some of the teachers’ needs or are prohibitively expensive.

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Haiku Learning Competency Based Learning Wiki Common Core 40

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The learning model Dr. Martin presented is known as Competency-Based Learning, and one key aspect is that learners “articulate” their own progress toward competencies. Her areas of expertise include teacher preparation and curriculum development with a focus in equitable learning for diverse students.

Professional Learning 40

Professional Learning Competency Based Learning Industry Assessment 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The practice of funding public schools and assessing student engagement based on a student’s physical attendance is rooted in this definition and has only reinforced what is an outmoded idea. They develop learning experiences that incorporate demonstrations of learning and mastery.

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Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

Two recent state initiatives are defining a set of non academic work habits that contribute to student success , and developing a statewide performance-based assessment system. The rubrics use descriptors such as: limited, in-progress, meeting and exceeding. We should have started with assessment,” she explains.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Are academic credentials simply assumed to represent relevant learning, or do they actually document and verify competencies with evidence of learning? Are we meeting the needs of lifelong learners? First and Foremost, Focus on Learning. These are the fundamentals of a CBL foundation.

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Competency Based Learning MOOC Outcomes Analysis 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

The rubrics and learning targets are now fixtures in each Montpelier classroom. In the four-column rubric for precalculus assessment, Machnik explained what it would take to be “emerging,” “developing,” “proficient” and “exemplary” in trigonometric equations. Coen likes the new flexibility around assessment retakes.

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Learning System Report Outcomes 85

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Despite all the promises of education technology in transforming how students learn, change has been, at best, incremental. Bold claims have been made in the past decade about personalized learning, automated assessments and massive open online courses (MOOCs).

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MOOC EdTech Learning Competency Based Learning 37

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

3 Core aspects of a personalized learning platform. A personalized learning platform can support teachers in meeting the needs of each and every one of their students, no matter if we’re talking about classes of 15 preschoolers or 15,000 university students. Let’s explore each of these aspects: Learning goals.

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Personalized Learning Learning Assessment Competency Based Learning 386

TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Student achievement is evaluated against common learning standards and performance expectations that are consistently applied to all students, regardless of whether they are enrolled in traditional courses, pursuing alternative learning pathways or receiving academic support. 10 Principles of Proficiency-Based Learning.

Learning 40

Learning Comparison Assessment Policies 40

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It can be challenging to assess their responses in a live meeting since you also have to teach, and sometimes there are frequent interruptions. This step helps you identify what needs to be re-taught, so students don’t start new lessons with many knowledge gaps. Aim for a high success rate.

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LMS Competency Based Learning Examples Guidelines 397

MindShift

MARCH 25, 2015

Many teachers have long been frustrated with static, canned curriculum that doesn’t seem connected to kids’ lives, and testing requirements that drive the learning experience. She points to the fact that state and federal accountability measures are predicated on the time-based, age-cohort model of teaching common for over a century.

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Blended Learning Learning Competency Based Learning System 28