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A Survey of Performance Assessment and Mastery Tracking Tools
Performance assessment, as detailed in a December post, is the application of knowledge, skills, and work habits through the performance of tasks that are meaningful and engaging to students." Performance assessments make new standards real, personalize learning and can serve as authentic gateways in competency-based systems.
Infographic: #PLearning Framework (Part 2 of the Series)
By: Justin DeLeon. While many of us want to deliver a more customized experience for our students; designing and implementing a personalized classroom can be overwhelming. In fact, it stops some of us in our tracks.
Managed Instruction or Digital Learning?
It's easy to say that managed instruction is old school and digital learning is the future, but this debate is worth unpacking.
Infographic: #PLearning #MakeitHappen
Feeling confused about personalized learning? Not sure what it means, what it looks like, how to implement or support it? You’ve come to the right place. We hope to answer your questions through our#plearning infographic series.
How the Feds Could Contribute to Competency Education
iNACOL released a paper--A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education--the most comprehensive look at the federal role in supporting the shift to competency-based education.
What Does Measuring Student Growth Look Like in Practice?
By: Kristin Moran. How do you know if a student is learning? Too often, we neglect this fundamental question in our ongoing debates about test scores, standards and student progress.
Better Assessment of Teacher Preparedness
When it comes to determining preparedness to teach, there is a nationwide movement from credit accumulation to skill demonstration.
Progress in Pakistan: Must Watch 10 Min Video on EdReform
This 10 minute video tells the exciting story of measurable progress. More than 1.5 million children were added to enrollments. Teacher attendance improved from 80 to 92%.. School facilities were improved.
The Future: What 32 Ed Leaders Are Excited About
It's exciting to hear these leaders describing high engagement and multi-modal learning environments with cultures that embrace high expectations and provide strong supports--and personalized learning for educators as well as students!
Designing Inquiry-Based PLCs to Differentiate Instruction and Drive School-Wide Improvement
Schools that establish inquiry-based PLCs for the specific purpose of looking at student data to inform curriculum, instruction, and intervention are having the most success.