Rick: A lot of parents and educators may be familiar with the phrase “mastery learning” but not have a clear idea what it means in practice. What is it exactly? Scott: My journey began in 2012 when I ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to correct the number of districts participating in Washington state’s Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative. Every state now allows schools to embrace competency ...

Nearly 20 years after founding a graduate program to grow tech-savvy K–12 leaders, Scott McLeod says there is still a long way to go. MCLEOD: Technology continues to move quite quickly, while in ...

Competency-based education, proficiency-based learning, mastery-based learning, personalized learning, student-centered education, and standards-based education are all terms that refer to the same ...

EMMA BURRELL @goskagit Oct 4, 2023 Oct 4, 2023 0 LA CONNER — The La Conner School District received a visit Wednesday afternoon from a couple VIPs interested in learning more about the district’s ...

When done well, mastery-based learning ensures that each and every student leaves K-12 schools prepared for postsecondary education or the workforce. Credit: Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for ...

Educators, philanthropists, and all kinds of advocates have been trying to reinvent high school for decades, with little success. Now, the Carnegie Foundation and Educational Testing Service (ETS) ...

Spread the love“`html Formative assessment in competency-based education (CBE) is an essential tool designed to gauge students’ understanding and skills as they progress through their learning journey ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. CEO & Co-author of Mastery - Why Deeper Learning is Essential... For all the talk about the importance of lifelong learning for ...

When you’ve been around as long as I have, one gets all manner of intriguing questions. While I usually respond to such queries in private, some seem likely to be of broader interest. So, in “Ask Rick ...

This story was updated on Dec. 14,2021 to reflect Oakland Unified's grading policy considerations. Some of California’s largest school districts are trying an unconventional tactic to help students re ...