{"id":5824,"date":"2012-06-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/khans-big-contribution-will-be-competency-based-learning\/"},"modified":"2020-02-27T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:47:23","slug":"khans-big-contribution-will-be-competency-based-learning","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/khans-big-contribution-will-be-competency-based-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Khan\u2019s Big Contribution Will Be Competency-Based Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Carrie Morgridge<\/a> kicked off the 4th<\/sup> Sharefair at the University of Denver\u2019s Richie Center with a description of the benefits of blended learning.\u00a0 The Morgridge Family Foundation has been a big supporter of DU and the adoption of personalized learning technology by Colorado and Florida schools.<\/p>\n

Carrie introduced Sal Khan<\/a> whose videos have been an important contribution to global learning.\u00a0 His 3100 videos receive about 6 million views every month.\u00a0 But in the long run, his most important contribution may be his leadership in promoting the shift to personalized competency-based learning.<\/p>\n

Sal describes the use of hierarchical learning maps to ensure comprehensive learning.\u00a0 A logical sequence of instruction is common in music where students progress as they demonstrate mastery.\u00a0 Karate has a series of belts that signify demonstrated mastery.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t matter how old you are, you need to show what you can do to progress.<\/p>\n

Khan uses building a house an example of the importance of building a strong foundation\u2014you wouldn\u2019t build a house on a base that is 70% sound.\u00a0 If you keep adding floors that are structurally unsound but the time you get to the fourth floor you have a building that is dangerous.\u00a0 The same is true for math, if we keep pushing kids through the system without strong foundational skills, they will fail to grasp higher order concepts.<\/p>\n

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Reprinted with permission from GettingSmart.com<\/a>. The original post<\/a> was published May 5, 2012.<\/p>\n

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Sydney Schaef, M.BA., M.Ed., is an educator, entrepreneur, and school design consultant. She currently works as a Mastery Learning Designer at reDesign<\/a> and a design consultant for Building 21<\/a>. She served at the School District of Philadelphia from 2013-2015 in the Office of New School Models, and prior to that, served as Founder and Executive Director of a 501c3 nonprofit organization that led innovative education and youth development programs in East Africa. 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