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Why Mastery Based Learning is a Good Option

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Last year, only 61 percent of students who took the ACT high school English achievement test were deemed college-ready. An option several school districts I converse with are trying is called “mastery-based learning” — MBL. Assessments are competency-based and referenced to school learning criteria.

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Can Personalized Learning Be Scaled to Ease Teacher Burdens and Close Achievement Gaps?

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Schools are confronting vast achievement gaps among students and an exhausted teaching force. Some say it’s time to finally commit to scalable personalized learning. We have to use technology to relieve some of that exhaustion.” We spoke with Smith to learn more about his vision. A single teacher can't do it all.

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What If We Measured Learning Through Skills Gained, Not Time Spent in the Classroom?

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It also comes at a moment when digital technology has prompted many people to question longstanding practices about when , where and how learning and work should get done. There is value in peer groups, in learning to collaborate at school.”

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