support legislation to repeal the Internet continuing
education seat time requirement in order to allow real estate licensees and appraisers to complete courses at their own pace
Not exact matches
Often, these schools are taking advantage of the innovations offered by blended learning technology platforms and combining them with the regulatory freedom offered under charter school laws, waivers of
seat time requirements, and teacher reforms to develop entirely new models of
education.
Last week I wrote about structural barriers inhibiting competency - based
education from taking off, even when policy shifts away from
seat -
time requirements to welcome innovation.
He said, «Rethinking policies around
seat -
time requirements, class size, compensating teachers based on their educational credentials, the use of technology in the classroom, inequitable school financing, the over placement of students in special
education — almost all of these potentially transformative productivity gains are primarily state and local issues that have to be grappled with.»
A shift to a focus on measuring outcomes will open the licensure process to high - quality alternative pathways into teaching and encourage innovation among higher
education providers who wish to compete on cost and quality rather than on traditional curriculum and
seat -
time requirements.
Policymakers should make policy that promotes quality - focused rural
education by expanding broadband access, developing quality control mechanisms, and removing barriers to innovation such as class size and
seat -
time requirements.
Currently, state and local
education agencies control decisions about teacher certification
requirements, staffing ratios, required
seat time for students, and school curricula.
Serve students in grades 7 - 12 and Adult
Education programs who wish to take courses for high school credit without a
seat -
time requirement and
Overview Internationally, leading countries have built
education systems based on a competency - based
education approach as opposed to
seat -
time requirements that we have in the United States.
In 2003, North Carolina enacted the Innovative
Education Initiatives Act of 2003 (updated in 2005), which allowed policy waivers regarding seat time requirements and limited age restrictions for younger students enrolling in institutions of higher education, thus leading to the creation of innovative high school models including Learn and Earn high
Education Initiatives Act of 2003 (updated in 2005), which allowed policy waivers regarding
seat time requirements and limited age restrictions for younger students enrolling in institutions of higher
education, thus leading to the creation of innovative high school models including Learn and Earn high
education, thus leading to the creation of innovative high school models including Learn and Earn high schools.
He said, «Rethinking policies around
seat -
time requirements, class size, compensating teachers based on their educational credentials, the use of technology in the classroom, inequitable school financing, the over-placement of students in special
education — almost all of these potentially transformative productivity gains are primarily state and local issues that have to be grappled with.»
While targeted
requirements may potentially expand teacher knowledge and improve teacher practice, Kentucky's general, nonspecific continuing
education coursework
requirements for license renewal merely call for teachers to complete a certain amount of
seat time.
A growing numbers of states and districts are embracing competency - based
education, focusing on student mastery of critical competencies instead of
seat -
time requirements that communicate little about the quality of learning.
The study found that — out of 22 policy barriers to competency - based
education, as cited by principals — 20 were merely perceived or could be dealt with through creative workarounds or waivers.14 The same year, a 50 - state policy scan by the Carnegie Foundation found that only nine states provided no flexibility in granting high school credits beyond traditional
seat time requirements.15