[Ohiogift] mastery-based learning?

[Ana Rosado Feger]

I can only speak to my own experience but credit flexibility is not
something that districts are either promoting or welcoming.  I've gone
through two of these processes and met heavy resistance eithe first time,
then delays the second time.  Both were eventually approved but there is a
lot of confusion as to what is allowable, how the proposal must be
formatted/what needs to be included, and how to monitor the outcomes.  ODE
has a great online community of practice but districts still have a lot of
leeway in approvals (translated as...introducing more hoops to be jumped
through to make it happen.)

On Saturday, October 22, 2016, Anne Flick via Ohiogift <
ohiogift at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Ohio has had this for six years.  It's called credit flexibility.  Ohio's
> is modeled after New Hampshire's.  It's grossly underutilized in Ohio.
>
> In addition to the dozens of presentations he and I did separately around
> the state, Eric and I presented on it at NAGC several years ago, and I
> presented again at NAGC two years ago when even the Carnegie Foundation
> issued a report saying maybe the Carnegie Unit is not the best measure of
> learning.  I tried in vain to get the NAGC board to explore this option to
> advocate for it in other states.  Glad to see someone there finally is on
> board.
>
> Anne
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> This article will also appear in the NAGC publication "Teaching for High
> Potential"
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> Mastery-based learning, is it good for gifted learners?
>
> https://edexcellence.net/articles/mastery-based-learning-is-it-good-for-
> gifted-learners
>
> Mastery-based learning, also called competency-based or proficiency-based
> learning, is a program of personalized, differentiated education where
> students’ progress is based on their successful achievement of learning
> objectives, rather than prescribed “seat time” in a specific grade level.
> Typically, these programs require students to demonstrate proficiency
> through frequent assessments before advancing to the next learning activity
> or objective. Several states, such as Iowa and New Hampshire, are currently
> exploring the implementation of competency-based education programs in
> their districts, which will improve educational opportunities for gifted
> children in the regular classroom—but only if administered properly.
>
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--Ana L. Rosado Feger
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