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proficiency-based assessment

Flexible Pathways Self-directed learning 

The student-centered art classroom

May 16, 2017June 23, 2017 Rachel Mark 4 Comments art, proficiency-based assessment, Rutland Town School

Standard 3-part story-driven post: 1) what it is, 2) what it looks like in a school, 3) how to do it in your school

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students sit around a table working on proficiency-based learning
Proficiency-Based Learning 

The crucial role of practice in a proficiency-based environment

March 3, 2017April 13, 2022 Life LeGeros 1 Comment learning scales, proficiency-based assessment, proficiency-based learning

Practice makes proficient What’s special about a proficiency-based environment? Practice, that’s what. I know, it sounded weird to me too.

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Community-based learning 

Community Based Learning in Vermont: What’s going on?

March 30, 2016April 29, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 8 Comments Act 77, community engagement, community partnerships, Montpelier High School, PBGR, proficiency-based assessment, proficiency-based learning, transferable skills, Vermont

4 lessons from a recent gathering On Friday, March 11, more than 50 participants from public and private schools, community

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X is for eXtra credit

October 14, 2015April 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 4 Comments #ABCsofedtech, equity, proficiency-based assessment

How does edtech affect extra credit? Is extra credit still a valid notion as we move towards ubiquitous learning, and grapple

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self-paced spanish classroom
Innovative Edtech Classrooms Proficiency-Based Learning 

Creating a self-paced Spanish class

June 25, 2015April 22, 2022 Audrey Homan 8 Comments Edmunds Middle School, flipped classrooms, foreign language learning, proficiency-based assessment, Spanish

Experiment with flexibility: tech + assessment At Edmunds Middle School, in Burlington Vermont, Sarah Wright is rethinking assessment to create a

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