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MARCH 22, 2019

This could be a solution, if not for all students, at least for those who don’t excel under traditional teaching. Mastery-based learning used to be considered preparation-intensive. Personalized learning has become a popular buzzword for how to fix things. What is Standards-based Grading? What is MBL.

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ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

For more than 100 years, high schools and colleges have relied on the same stalwart tool to measure teaching and learning: the clock. Now, the institution that developed the time-based standard more than a century ago that is used throughout education is calling for the creation of a different way to quantify academic progress.

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ED Surge

MARCH 28, 2022

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. So many bright educators love teaching and love kids, but they're physically and emotionally exhausted. We spoke with Smith to learn more about his vision.

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