Competency - based education has disrupted classrooms across the nation, offering flexibility of place and
pace for student learning.
Within the last year, competency - based education has disrupted classrooms across the nation, offering flexibility of place and
pace for student learning.
Not exact matches
The goal is to «have high quality online content which allows the
students to
learn at their own
pace, pause, reflect, practice,» Koller said, «and then they come to class
for something that is much more about active
learning, problem solving, and debate and is much more engaging.»
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.
The full colour pdf can be supplied to
students as a printed handout (not so eco-friendly at 7 pages) or as a digital file
for self
pace learning.
If each
student was given the opportunity to
learn at their own
pace with an education plan customized to their individual needs, then each and every
student would achieve his or her God - Given potential
for learning.
Learning partly online and partly face - to - face helps students move at their own pace, but requires them to take more responsibility for learning, stude
Learning partly online and partly face - to - face helps
students move at their own
pace, but requires them to take more responsibility
for learning, stude
learning,
students say.
There are many definitions of blended
learning to be sure, but
for our purposes let's take the definition of blended
learning from Innosight Institute which defines blended
learning as: a formal education program in which a
student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of
student control over time, place, path, and / or
pace and at least in part at a supervised brick - and - mortar location away from home.
Students become responsible
for their
learning by setting their own
pace at a school that educates parents as well as children.
This lesson includes: - Clear
learning objectives, - Fully differentiated resources, - Opportunities
for group work, class discussions and extended writing, -
Pace and challenge throughout, - High level analysis of challenging texts, - Links to relevant clips including a documentary
for higher level
students,
In response, the project team created Mindspark — a personalised, tech - based adaptive
learning program
for mathematics and language where
students learn at their own
pace and can access the tool in English or Hindi.
Online
learning — which allows
students to move through courses at their own
pace, access a vast array of courses, and receive individualized instruction — is becoming an increasingly popular choice
for gifted
students, especially as gifted and talented programs are being fiscally squeezed.
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.
Finally, to the part that gives you the most satisfaction as an instructor - blend your
students learning experience by mixing your self -
learning course with your instructor - led variant: In fact you may want to offer the self -
paced course
for free to anyone who signs up
for an instructor led course and push them to go through it in tandem with your instructor led course.
«Blended
learning involves leveraging the Internet to afford each
student a more personalized
learning experience, meaning increased
student control over the time, place, path, and / or
pace of his or her
learning,» declares the Clayton Christensen Institute
for Disruptive Innovation.
This may fine
for self -
paced learning, but, increasingly as teacher professional development moves online (everywhere), I'd argue that online
learning for teachers should model the same instructional methods with which teachers are expected to teach
students.
Removing seat time from state regulations certainly stands to open up more opportunities
for students to move at their own
pace, and
for educators to measure progress in terms of authentic
learning rather than hours and minutes.
In contrast, the self -
paced curriculum in the blended -
learning program put these
students in the driver seat of their own
learning for the first time.
Virtual classrooms and online
learning platforms offer a safe space outside of the mainstream environment to access the curriculum at the
student's own time and
pace,
for example lesson times can be adjusted so the child can attend when they feel the most energised and able to
learn.
And with advances in technology it is becoming increasingly possible
for students to
learn at their own
pace and to be assessed online when ready.
For other
students an asynchronous online only
learning environment provides more time
student reflection and self -
paced learning.
The program is a mix of self -
paced learning, facilitated group discussion, and job - embedded
learning that will help educators understand, advocate
for, and implement strategies
for global competence with their
students.
This individual
pacing helps to increase
student ownership and accountability
for their
learning — traits that all
students need, especially
students with special needs.
This is likely because of the software's ability to personalize by adapting to a
student's
learning level and letting the
student learn at the right
pace for her, as well as the ability to provide teachers immediate feedback on
student performance that is actionable.
Colleges and universities, high schools, and training and tutoring centers can use the online
learning platform to create and deliver self -
paced, live online or blended courses — without the need
for third - party plug - ins or added costs to support advanced features and support any number of
students with a flexible, SaaS - based pricing model.
For example, online providers in states that still count academic credit in time must report out
student learning based on these arcane metrics, rather than fully unleashing the more flexible
pacing inherently possible in an online course or module.
These self - guided units are perfect
for students who
learn best at their own
pace and can be tucked into any science or math classroom.
The approach encouraged
students to take responsibility
for their
learning, to
learn at their own
pace, to deepen their knowledge and understanding, and to make faster progress than would otherwise have been the case.»
Other techniques that may fall into «less relevant» include such ones as «Stretch It,» which is designed to help «meet
students where they are and push them in a way that's directly responsive to what they've shown they can already do,» and becomes more embedded in a blended -
learning environment; «Wait Time,» which is designed to help all
students have a moment to answer a question, but isn't relevant when each child is working at her own
pace online; «Do Now» to help focus
students on a particular
learning activity when they enter the classroom; and several tips around varying
pacing for the entire classroom, which become more irrelevant when each
student has a unique
pacing schedule.
In Time to Teach, Time to
Learn: Changing the
Pace of School, just published by the Northeast Foundation
for Children, educator Chip Wood has pulled together some totally practical ideas
for refocusing on what matters most in school — teacher -
student - parent relationships and great ideas!
E-schools would be able to admit
students best situated to take advantage of the unique elements of virtual schooling: flexible hours and
pacing, a safe and familiar location
for learning, a chance
for individuals with social or behavioral problems to focus on academics, greater engagement from
students who are able to choose electives based on their own interests, and the chance to develop high - level virtual communication skills.
Even if
students are not stressed by the
pace or content of new
learning, a point arises when the amygdala exceeds its capacity
for efficient conduction of information through its networks into memory.
These mini-case studies examine three common struggles
for personalized -
learning schools: training teachers, differentiating instruction, and letting
students work at their own
pace.
It allows
students to work at their own
pace and cleverly adapts so that only written sounds unknown to them are presented
for learning.
Join this webinar to
learn about: • Improving quality of life
for students and educators through blended
learning • Stretching existing or limited resources and staff • Adding project - based
learning and authentic assessments into classrooms • Selecting the right
learning management system and online curriculum • Keeping
pace with global evolutions in technology and education • Maintaining the human element in face - to - face and online course work
In this self -
paced course you'll
learn how to take your current practice to the next level to create interactive
learning experiences that transform
students into creators while honoring their curiosity and providing opportunities
for collaboration.
Some placed greater emphasis on
student choice and project - based
learning, while others focused on flexible
pacing and evaluation
for proficiency.
The Teacher Guide includes an introduction, teacher and
student rubrics, project overview,
pacing guide, reflection tools and even an appendix full of all sorts of helpful gems from
Learning Logs to Rules
for High Performance Collaboration — everything you would need
for a successful project launch (and probably even more).
Meanwhile, the Summit Public Schools charter network is offering its own innovative self -
paced, project - based
learning model
for free to districts looking to give
students more ownership of their education.
Working in tandem with flexible, personalized
learning spaces, creating flexible, personalized schedules that are more fluid and allow
students to
learn through many modalities, at their own
pace, and with lots of opportunities
for support, requires a new approach to organizing time.
Advocates» calls
for competency - based education are growing louder, particularly as online and blended
learning unlock new opportunities
for students to move through material at their own
pace.
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learning experience that differentiates content,
pace, and sequence
for the highest levels of
student achievement.
Students apply
for admissions to take part in self -
paced learning and receive a more individualized approach to earning their diploma.
Distance
learning is often a great option
for students who need to stay home
for health reasons, desire to work at their own
pace, find themselves unable to concentrate on their work in the traditional setting, or need to schedule their
learning around a career (such as acting).
Sixty - six percent agreed that formative and interim assessments help teachers better focus on the content that
students need to
learn, and 60 percent agreed that these assessments provide teachers with the information needed to
pace instruction
for each
student.
With application of neuroscientific principles, educators can
pace instruction in ways to plan experiences
for sensory input, allow
for positive
student experiences that support social - emotional connections, and also provide structure
for student reflection, a part of the
learning cycle.
Few teachers receive support
for creating equitable and ethical grading systems,
for example, which can lead to systems that punish and discourage
students for learning at a different
pace or
for making mistakes while
learning.
For example, Mr. Mislevy pointed to diagnostic systems now used in computer - based programs such as Carnegie
Learning and Khan Academy, in which
students work through individual topics at their own
pace, taking brief tests of their mastery along the way, with feedback delivered to the
student and teacher on individual processes or misconceptions that cause the
student problems.
If we are to ensure a positive future
for all
students, we must create a climate in which the
student body in general can enrich the
learning environments of those
students not keeping abreast of the current
pace of change.
When we're personalizing instruction
for students, this means giving them opportunities to choose how they spend their time, their
pace of
learning, what tasks they work on, what
learning pathways they take, and the level of depth of knowledge.