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<h2 class="hd hd-2 unit-title">What is Competency-Based Education?</h2>
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<p>Instructor Justin Reich, Director of the Teaching Systems Lab and faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), explains what competency-based education (CBE) is by presenting some characteristic elements and considering aspects that are especially variable. He also also shares some objectives for the course. We have summarized key ideas from this video in a <a href="/assets/courseware/v1/038abeaea0a5478ebf3ad525d2e2269e/asset-v1:MITx+0.502x+1T2019+type@asset+block/WhatisCBE.pdf" target="_blank">one-page document</a>. </p>
<p>As you watch, keep the following questions in mind. Feel free to share your answers in the discussion forum below.</p>
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<li>If you have encountered competency-based education before, does the definition seem to align with what you have heard or experienced?</li>
<li>Justin explains that the definition of a competency may vary (3:18). Can you think of another educational approach and/or innovation where there is great variation in how it is defined?</li>
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<p>Whether you're a teacher, administrator, or another member of the educational community, we're excited to learn with you! Here you'll learn about what competency-based education is, meet your classmates, and find out about logistics. </p>
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<p><strong>In this part of the course, you'll find:</strong><strong> </strong></p>
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<li>What is Competency-Based Education? </li>
<li>Meet Your Classmates & Discussion <span style="font-size: 1em;">Forum Guidelines</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 1em;">Activity: Create a Graduate Profile (Optional)</span></li>
<li>How to Take This Course </li>
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<li type="circle">Course Overview, Create a Work Plan, Taking the Course in a Learning Circle, Intro to Assessment, Logistics, Social Media, About the Team, and Credits</li>
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<li>Activity: Examining Report Cards</li>
<li>Readings & More for Unit 0</li>
<li>Completion Checklist for Unit 0</li>
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<p><strong>**A note about this course:</strong> we are thrilled to have learners join the course from around the world and from many different contexts including K-12 schools, higher education, and non-profits. We want to let learners know that the course will focus on competency-based education in K-12 schools in the United States, and the video case studies will focus specifically on three U.S. high schools that are implementing competency-based education. While we hope that their stories will be informative and inspiring, we know that every school context is unique; exploring or implementing a major instructional change like competency-based education will need to be informed by your specific context. With that in mind, we have designed the activities, assignments, and readings in the course to be flexible and adaptable to your interests, goals, and context. </p>
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