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Personalized Mastery-Based Learning: How to Guide

Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Questions Answered on Today's Show What is competency-based (or mastery-based) learning? Nicki Slaugh, principal of Quest Academy, explains the concept of competency-based learning and how it differs from traditional education models. What are the common misconceptions about competency-based learning?

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How Competency-Based Learning Builds 21st-Century Skills

Defined Learning

AUGUST 3, 2023

Competencies, future-ready skills, and 21st-century skills all involve students doing something. For the students, these ideas represent the “how” to do something or the skills needed to navigate a situation.

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Supporting Districts to Develop Inclusive Computing Pathways

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Co-designed with six districts (from six different states) who have all developed their own CT pathway, the course adapts Digital Promise’s CT Pathways Toolkit , based on a three-fold process: plan, build and implement.

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How Digital Credentials Can Elevate Existing Programs

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As interest in skills-based hiring increases, more and more companies and states are eliminating degree requirements. Skills-based credentials are valuable because they state specific skills in which a learner achieved or displayed competence.

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4 Benefits a Digital Credential Program Offers Right Now

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2025

Imagine a recent graduate armed with a degree but struggling to convey their specific skills to potential employers. Now picture that same graduate confidently presenting a suite of microcredentials that precisely showcase their abilities. This scenario isnt just possible; its becoming increasingly necessary in todays competitive job market.

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

Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

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. is whatever and they think we need to completely rethink how we do.

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Driving Student Outcomes Through Competency-Based Learning

Defined Learning

JANUARY 24, 2024

Learn how Linday Unified School District, a rural school district located in California, created and implemented a competency-based, project-based learning system with the help of Defined Learning.

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Can Personalized Learning Be Scaled to Ease Teacher Burdens and Close Achievement Gaps?

ED Surge

MARCH 28, 2022

EdSurge: How can curriculum providers help schools address teacher burnout and reduce gaps in student learning? Smith: The modern classroom sits at the intersection of blended learning, competency-based learning and personalized learning.

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Why Mastery Based Learning is a Good Option

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MARCH 22, 2019

When I read this article about it, I got pretty excited. This could be a solution, if not for all students, at least for those who don’t excel under traditional teaching. What is MBL. ” .

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A Teacher’s Journey: ‘Student, Grade Thyself’

Middle Web

MARCH 21, 2022

Then her principal set her on a path of discovery that’s led to competency based learning and students eagerly self-grading. For much of her career, middle level teacher Stephanie Farley felt confounded when students “told me they didn’t understand where their grades came from.”

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After Transforming a College With Online Offerings, a President Steps Down to Tackle AI

ED Surge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

When Paul LeBlanc began as president of Southern New Hampshire University more than 20 years ago, the institution taught about 2,500 students on its residential campus — and its future looked uncertain.

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ICYMI: Leadership Symposium Recap

STEM Discovery Education

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Keep reading for highlights of our key sessions , which led to open, honest conversations on topics like equity in education, funding, and competency-based learning systems. Marzano also delved into the origins of the competency-based learning system, crediting John B.

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STEM Discovery Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This framework, based on 40 years of educational research, defines five progressive levels of performance that a school must master to become a high reliability school—where all students learn the content and skills they need for success in college, careers, and beyond.

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What If We Measured Learning Through Skills Gained, Not Time Spent in the Classroom?

ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

For more than 100 years, high schools and colleges have relied on the same stalwart tool to measure teaching and learning: the clock. Now, the institution that developed the time-based standard more than a century ago that is used throughout education is calling for the creation of a different way to quantify academic progress.

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Proponents of Competency-Based Education Push to Spur Adoption — Amid Challenges

ED Surge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For decades, advocates of competency-based education have been arguing that colleges should award credits based on assessing what students know rather than how many hours they’ve spent in class. AMELIA ISLAND, FLA. — Could this post-pandemic moment lead to broader adoption of the idea?

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Personalized Mastery-Based Learning: How to Guide

How Competency-Based Learning Builds 21st-Century Skills

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Supporting Districts to Develop Inclusive Computing Pathways

How Digital Credentials Can Elevate Existing Programs

4 Benefits a Digital Credential Program Offers Right Now

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

Driving Student Outcomes Through Competency-Based Learning

Can Personalized Learning Be Scaled to Ease Teacher Burdens and Close Achievement Gaps?

Why Mastery Based Learning is a Good Option

A Teacher’s Journey: ‘Student, Grade Thyself’

After Transforming a College With Online Offerings, a President Steps Down to Tackle AI

ICYMI: Leadership Symposium Recap

Discovery Education Leadership Symposium

What If We Measured Learning Through Skills Gained, Not Time Spent in the Classroom?

Proponents of Competency-Based Education Push to Spur Adoption — Amid Challenges

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