Topics include looking at the iNACOL Blended
Learning Competencies for Teachers, supporting students in their new role as 21st - century learners and engaging with stakeholders to build community.
Not exact matches
Education — You will take part in structured
learning solutions
for core and specific
competency development in both web - based and instructor - led programs.
Parent support programs aim to support and strengthen existing parenting abilities and promote the development of new
competencies so that parents have the knowledge and skills needed to carry out child - rearing responsibilities and provide their children with experiences and opportunities that promote child
learning and development.14 Parenting support programs typically include the following features: universal access
for families, early support to families, and family involvement at all levels of program operation15 Parenting programs often encompass a variety of parenting activities, including, but not limited to, parent and child play groups, parent information classes and support groups, parenting materials, and individualized parent supports provided in response to particular child - rearing concerns or specific parenting questions.
Learn more about California's Training Guidelines and Personnel
Competencies for Infant - Family and Early Childhood Mental Health.
She handled day - to - day aspects
for two federally - funded programs, GET SET (Global Education
for Tomorrow in Science, Engineering, and Technology) which engaged students, teachers, and parents in a suite of
learning activities designed to increase student interest in pursuit of advanced course - taking, and careers in engineering and other STEM areas, and DC ACTS (DC Advancing
Competencies in Technology and Science), which provided CEU's from George Washington University to teachers furthering their science education and teaching pedagogy.
John Kress, public health advisor at HRSA, explains that «the key issue is
for schools of public health to partner with the public health workforce... in
learning projects to build skills and
competencies where there's a deficiency, using modern technology.»
Working sessions during the conference will include articulating key concepts and
competencies and how they are best assessed; student — centered
learning including how students
learn and appropriate pedagogy; the role of scientific research in the curriculum; implementing and evaluating educational innovations; expanding the toolkit of approaches to teaching
for both current and future faculty; and changing institutional cultures to overcome barriers and create incentives
for innovation.
In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online
learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a
competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month
for students seeking a degree and
for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended -
learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course
for edX.
Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students
for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended
learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based
learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system
for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools
for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended -
learning models to launch a
competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.
iNACOL's annual conference is the industry's leading event
for K - 12 online, blended and
competency - based
learning.
Obsidian
Learning reduces time to competency for technical staff by delivering the right learning, in the right way, at the rig
Learning reduces time to
competency for technical staff by delivering the right
learning, in the right way, at the rig
learning, in the right way, at the right time.
With the microlearning possibilities afforded by a mobile
learning app, it's not such a chore
for them to try new things and discover new
competencies.
For a long time FLVS has wanted to launch its Project TAM TAM +0.74 %, which will combine a
learning platform with a student profile system in which standards - aligned
learning objects will be delivered to students as and how they need them — the ultimate in
competency - based
learning potentially.
With all the education action around Standards - Based Instruction, Understanding By Design, Assessment
for Learning, Grading
for Learning, Project - Based
Learning,
Competency - Based Instruction and more, we need to have a frank conversation about formative assessment and grading.
A recent paper published by Public Health England, «The link between pupil health and well ‑ being and attainment: A briefing
for head teachers, governors and staff in education settings» (November 2014) presented the following evidence: pupils with better health and well ‑ being are likely to achieve better academically; effective social and emotional
competencies are associated with greater health and well ‑ being, and better achievement; the culture, ethos and environment of a school influences the health and well - being of pupils and their readiness to
learn; and a positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of pupils.
Child psychology explains that at early ages the brain has good plasticity, i.e. better willingness to acquire new knowledge and new skills that can be organized and solidify
for years; and, due to the fact that what comprises the basic skills of emotional education are the skills and
competencies, they can be
learned.
In this article, we will take a quick look at the top 10 essential
competencies required
for a
learning designer to design effective gamified
learning interventions.
In this article, we'll take a quick look at the top 9 essential
competencies that a
learning designer is required to possess
for designing effective informal / social
learning interventions
for today's workplaces.
The summit focused on generating policies that raise students» international knowledge and
competencies, creating promising practices that support global
learning in classrooms, and facilitating the preparation of students
for the global environment.
The main focus of coaching and mentoring conversations
for school improvement is to build the
competency and capability of teachers, so that they can take steps towards achieving the school's strategic vision and priorities in the curriculum, teaching and
learning, and assessment, and can effectively make judgments about students» progress and outcomes.
That's the thinking behind proposals that some states are considering to pay
for competency - based
learning — programs that allow students to master academic content unconstrained by time, place or pace, often in online or digital environments.
If the goal is to make
competency - based
learning approaches more sustainable, creating a conspicuous target
for cuts does the opposite.
It is therefore important
for a learner's undivided attention to be focused on building the new
competencies at all times throughout the
learning process.
Although teachers carefully plan what their students need to know in accordance with Indiana state standards and Key
Learning's own
competencies, the best way they have found
for students to acquire information and critical - thinking skills is through projects.
Western Governors University has earned praise
for its innovative model of
competency - based
learning.
The OECD's Andreas Schleicher calls Fadel's book a «first of its kind organizing framework of
competencies needed
for this century which defines the spaces in which educators, curriculum planners, policy makers and learners can establish WHAT should be
learned.»
Ideally, we need a system
for measuring
learning that is rigorous,
competency - based, on - demand, and that covers the majority of K - 12 content areas.
Multiple rounds between different groups of learners can be run and the contest winners be awarded attractive prizes, which provide an additional incentive
for continual
learning and a thirst
for increased
competency.
In a piece
for Quartz this past week, I addressed how moving to a blended
learning,
competency - based education system in which students advance based on mastery, not time, could address many of the concerns by better preparing citizens
for the demands ahead.
And in so doing, it could do more than just solve the problem of equity to high - quality educational opportunities in the state, it also creates a mechanism
for competency - based
learning, establishes a strong grounding
for what online
learning and blended
learning are, and eliminates the outmoded geographic barriers that prevent students from being able to access high - quality
learning opportunities no matter where they originate in the state.
Blended
learning offers an unprecedented opportunity to create a student - centered education system at scale — one that personalizes
learning for each student in a
competency - based environment where students move on in their
learning upon mastery.
Giving people a course to accompany them when
learning something complex
for the first time — like operating a piece of complex machinery or navigating your contact management system — can boost their time - to -
competency and retention.
I was a member of the NSEAD Curriculum Writing Group that wrote the curriculum
competencies, more formally called the: «Framework
for Progression, Planning
for Learning, Assessment, Recording and Reporting 2014.»
Some of the organizers behind Education Forward have some clever ideas about how to fund the online courses a student might take,
for example — by offering 50 percent of funding to the provider up - front
for enrollment, 25 percent
for the student passing the course, and the last 25 percent upon successful passage of the state final exam — but this idea, which moves the focus to student outcomes, isn't codified explicitly in the initiative (although the notion of
competency - based
learning is, which might lead to such an outcomes - based funding system).
Montgomery County Public Schools» plan includes enhanced online -
learning opportunities within the Pathways for Learning that can take advantage of advances in blended learning to support competency - based progr
learning opportunities within the Pathways
for Learning that can take advantage of advances in blended learning to support competency - based progr
Learning that can take advantage of advances in blended
learning to support competency - based progr
learning to support
competency - based progressions.
What would be great to see is Microsoft move away from just focusing on the content creation marketplace of its traditional Office suite and instead leverage its acquisition of LinkedIn and Lynda.com to do three things: support
competency - based
learning — through badges, portfolios, and rich profiles
for all students; invest in building students» social capital — a key determinant of life success that education typically ignores — in a deliberate way; and, through both of these efforts, help students discover and cultivate their true passions.
Students who
learn other languages also gain insights into other cultural perspectives, and intercultural
competency, which is defined as the ability to communicate in culturally appropriate ways, while showing appreciation and understanding of others, and maintaining a spirit of openness and respect
for others.
The reason is straightforward: Creating high schools that truly will improve
learning, achievement, and
competencies demands a clear understanding of the knowledge, skills, and attributes that are increasingly important
for every high school student today.
According to the Collaborative
for Academic, Social, and Emotional
Learning (CASEL), five competency clusters drive student learning: self - awareness; self - management; social awareness; relationship skills; and responsible decisio
Learning (CASEL), five
competency clusters drive student
learning: self - awareness; self - management; social awareness; relationship skills; and responsible decisio
learning: self - awareness; self - management; social awareness; relationship skills; and responsible decisionmaking.
For example, in a fourth - grade unit about festivals of light celebrated around the world, students
learn about world religions and then choose one festival to research, write about, and present in a visual way, demonstrating the global
competencies of investigating the world, recognizing perspectives, and communicating ideas.
The school utilizes a
competency - based
learning model that treats time as a variable and
learning as a constant
for each student.
According to Andreas Schleicher, Director
for Education and Skills at the OECD, Fadel's book, Four - Dimensional Education: The
Competencies Learners Need to Succeed, provides a «first of its kind organizing framework of competencies needed for this century which defines «the spaces in which educators, curriculum planners, policy makers and learners can establish WHAT should be lea
Competencies Learners Need to Succeed, provides a «first of its kind organizing framework of
competencies needed for this century which defines «the spaces in which educators, curriculum planners, policy makers and learners can establish WHAT should be lea
competencies needed
for this century which defines «the spaces in which educators, curriculum planners, policy makers and learners can establish WHAT should be
learned.»
In Teaching and
Learning for the Twenty - First Century, Reimers and his co-editor, HGSE lecturer Connie K. Chung, explore how school systems in six countries are defining and supporting these global
competencies.
As I recently heard Susan Patrick, head of iNACOL, explain,
competency - based assessment has huge implications
for accountability 3.0: in
competency - based systems we will hopefully have more and deeper evidence of student
learning by which we can in turn assess school and providers efficacy and hold them accountable
for their students» track record.
The paper called a
competency - based model «workable only insofar as its measures of
learning yield trustworthy data about students» prospects
for future success.»
Students working on Activate have multiple options — from online videos to articles and games —
for how they
learn any given
competency through the playlists.
DePaul's School
for New
Learning uses
competency - based education and a mix of online and in - person courses in its degree programs
for older - than - traditional - age students.
According to the Collaborative
for Social, Emotional, and Academic
Learning (CASEL, 2014) in the United States, SEL involves teaching five
competencies to students:
Possess interdisciplinary knowledge, cross-cultural
competency, as well as commitment and passion
for learning and technology.
A recent paper published by Public Health England, «The link between pupil health and well ‑ being and attainment: A briefing
for head teachers, governors and staff in education settings» (November 2014) presented the following evidence: pupils with better health and well ‑ being are likely to achieve better academically; effective social and emotional
competencies are associated with greater health and well - being, and better achievement; the culture, ethos and environment of a school influences the health and well ‑ being of pupils and their readiness to
learn; and a positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of pupils.