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

The CoolCatTeacher

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. Jon Bergmann is one of the pioneers of the Flipped Classroom.

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. Today, I’m going back and updating the post with some new thinking, examples of innovation, a revised order, some links for context, and excerpts from longer papers on innovation at the university level. Six Common Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. An example?

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8 LMS features that support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond

Neo LMS

Learn how your school LMS can empower students and help them become efficient autonomous learners. . Why is student autonomy in the classroom so important? The benefits of student autonomy in the classroom and, in general, in life, are undeniable. At the same time, each student has a different learning pace.

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Why Middle Schoolers Thrive in a Self-Paced Classroom

Edsurge

Last summer, we, along with other members of the sixth grade teaching staff at our school, adopted the Modern Classrooms model. Similar to the flipped classroom, the model is an approach based on blended learning, self-paced instruction, and mastery-based grading. Example of a sixth grade pacing tracker.

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How Improving Student Feedback and Teaching Data Science Restored Our Classroom Culture

Edsurge

I came away from the institute eager to try inquiry-based instruction in my class during the 2015-16 school year. The switch to inquiry-based learning required a dramatic shift from teacher- to learner-driven instruction.

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50 Alternatives To Lecturing

TeachThought - Learn better.

In the background knowledge-building phase of learning, for example. Or in a “flipped classroom” setting where the “lecture” is designed to be consumed at the student’s own pace (using viewing strategies , for example). Scenario-based learning. Game-based learning.

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Why a K-12 Operating System is the Next Step in the Evolution of Edtech

Edsurge

For example, it didn’t integrate with Google Apps, which we had spent the last three years using. For example, I can purchase a pair of concert tickets using my EventBrite app, and then export the information directly into my iPhone calendar. My colleagues had mixed feelings about it too.

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