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Competency-Based Education is Changing Mainstream Learning [Infographic]

Competency-Based Education is Changing Mainstream Learning [Infographic] | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.rasmussen.edu - June 30, 2014 9:40 PM

The link from the title takes you to a page that no longer exists. Please use this link instead: http://elearninginfographics.com/competency-based-education-learning-infographic/

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As Common Core comes into play, you hear more and more people talking about competency education. A competency education allows students to progress at their speed. Students must demonstrate mastery of content, which are based on  objectives. Teaching truly becomes more personalized when you consider competency education.

This infographic explores competency education, comparing it to traditional education in three areas: curriculum, class completion, and average time to graduate.

Additional sections include:

* What a competency-based experience looks like

* The most common competency fields of study

* Benefits of competency based education learning

* Where to find competency based education

Although this infographic is published by a college the information is applicable to K-12 education.

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Aus Nurse Educator's curator insight, July 6, 2014 6:25 PM

Nursing education, at pre and post graduate level, is largely founded in competency based education. This infographic is a great overview of this process and the benefits of implementing competency based assessment.
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4 Ways to Ensure Students Learn While Creating - Edudemic

4 Ways to Ensure Students Learn While Creating - Edudemic | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.edudemic.com - September 10, 2013 10:39 PM
How do you actually ensure students learn while creating and exploring? Here are four different tips from Shawn McCusker that should keep learning rolling along.
Beth Dichter's insight:

As we move to the Common Core and we look at the Depth of Knowledge that will be required for our students it is clear that the need for our students to create is critical. This post starts with the following sentence:

"When was the last time your students said “Wow, that worksheet changed my life”?  Can you even remember a similar cookie cutter classroom activity or assignment from your days as a student? Yet they were a popular tool because they were structured and efficient in getting the class to a set finish point."

After presenting "the exploding volcano project" the post turns to four strategies. The short hand version is below. Click through to the post for additional information.

1. Start with your specific learning objective.

2. The idea to be expressed comes before the tool used to express it.

3. Make asking "How will this show mastery of the learning objective?" your classroom mantra.

4. Engage in evaluating the PROCESS of creation and not just grading the finished project.

There is also an example a learning objective and a project that one student submitted.

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LundTechIntegration's curator insight, September 12, 2013 11:42 AM

Thanks.  Great resource.
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Don't Memorize, Internalize - Studying For Final Exams

Don't Memorize, Internalize - Studying For Final Exams | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From theasideblog.blogspot.com - June 6, 2013 8:29 PM

"Our students are currently taking their final exams. During the past few weeks, we've wondered often about the distinctions between "studying," "reviewing," and "reminding" -- since theoretically, the students have already learned all of this information earlier in the year."

Beth Dichter's insight:

This post explores an interesting issue, should final exams be a "review" or should we think of them as a way to "provide a thematic culmination of the year's "big picture" ideas...(giving) kids a few "ah ha!" moments to realize how much they've learned over the course of their semesters. Exam review should be an exercise in how to internalize information and produce new connections."

There is also a short video embedded in this post, "How to Generate Good Ideas" that provides "five ways to foster understanding." 

Take some time to think about how you view final exams...and what might happen if you shift that perspective a bit.

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Amanda's curator insight, July 1, 2013 4:15 PM

This article talks about final exams and the methods we use to srudy for them. Rather then just memorizing what you need to know just to forget it down the road if you use more creative ways to study it will stick with you longer.
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What Schools Can Learn from Summer Camps

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From blogs.kqed.org - May 25, 2012 7:06 PM
When the pressure is off grades and performance, kids focus on learning for the sake of learning, not to show off what they know, writes Annie Murphy Paul in this interesting post about a study examining the lasting effects of summer camp.
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21CFP - The Fluencies

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From www.21stcenturyfluency.com - December 8, 2011 7:48 PM

The 21st Century Fluencies are not about technical prowess, they are critical thinking skills, and they are essential to living in this multimedia world. We call them fluencies for a reason. To be literate means to have knowledge or competence. To be fluent is something a little more, it is to demonstrate mastery and to do so unconsciously and smoothly.

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Why games are good for learning?

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From www.pixelearning.com - November 10, 2013 1:02 PM
Beth Dichter's insight:

PIXELearning offers this visual that discusses why games are good for learning. In the visual you will find information on the following areas: Play, Rewards, Mastery, Engagement and Flow Theory as well as Laws of Learning.

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Francesco G. Lamacchia's curator insight, November 21, 2013 11:48 AM

Giocando....s'impara! 
Julio Cirnes's curator insight, November 25, 2013 3:46 PM

Please teacher, more games!
Ryan McDonough's curator insight, July 7, 2014 8:19 AM

Self explanatory visual on the benefits of gaming as a means of learning. Outlined are the rewards, mastery, engagement, intensity, exercise, readiness, and competitiveness. These types of graphics need to be displayed in the classroom. There's always parents who are unsure of how gaming qualifies as teaching. Can't they just sit their kid in front of an iPad all day at home? Well, in the appropriate setting, with the right direction and guidance, games are certainly good for learning. Some people just don't know that from experience yet.
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“Ten Practices To Avoid In A Differentiated Classroom”

“Ten Practices To Avoid In A Differentiated Classroom” | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - June 28, 2013 10:30 PM
Beth Dichter's insight:

A great find from Larry Ferlazzo but what are the other five? A bit of research led me to a presentation by Rick Wormeli "Fair isn't always Equal: Assessment and Grading an a Differentiated Classroom" and sure enough the other five were located in the presentation. The are listed below:

* Assessing students in ways that do not accurately indicate students’ mastery (student responses are hindered by the assessment format)

* Grading on a curve

* Allowing Extra Credit

* Defining supposedly criterion-based grades in terms of norm-referenced descriptions (“above average,” “average”, etc.)

* Recording zeroes on the 100.0 scale for work not done

To check out the full presentation (and it is a long URL):

http://www.vashonsd.org/mcmurray/science/justin/Resources/Wormeli/Annual_Wormeli_Fair%20Equal.pdf.

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5 Steps Needed To Master The Common Core (Infographic)

5 Steps Needed To Master The Common Core (Infographic) | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From edudemic.com - May 27, 2013 9:54 PM

Steps to mastering the Common Core presented in an infographic that provides a lighter viewpoint. The gist of what we need to know:

* Learn – Knowing the path in front of you is half the journey

* Reflect – Ninjas continually focus on their strengths as well as opportunities for improvement

* Leap – Immerse yourself in the CCSS by integrating the language of the standards into your classroom

* Collaborate – Ninjas never attack a problem alone, and neither should you

* Execute – Use your new educational arsenal to fulfill your destiny as a Core Ninja.

To see the infographic click through to the post.

Beth Dichter's insight:

Check out the five degrees to becoming anexpert on the Common Core in this infographic!

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Teachers Explore Badges for Mastery and Feedback | Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning

Teachers Explore Badges for Mastery and Feedback | Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From spotlight.macfound.org - January 19, 2012 9:13 PM
Spotlight covers the intersections of technology and education, going behind the research to show how digital media is used in and out of classrooms to expand learning.
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To Tech or Not to Tech? That is NOT the Question

To Tech or Not to Tech? That is NOT the Question | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.huffingtonpost.com - December 6, 2011 7:55 PM
It's time to develop education policies across states and local districts that recognize the need to provide all students with specific skills along with content mastery.
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