Making Mastery Learning a Reality One Day at a Time

How do you deal with students who lag behind in a Mastery/Competency-Based Class?

Even though I am one of the pioneers of the Flipped Learning movement, I have rediscovered the power of lecture. Listen in.

Season 2 starts now. Join Mastery Learning expert Jon Bergmann as he teaches you how to do Mastery Learning well - one day at a time. In this episode, he shares how he is starting up the school year and some important tweaks he is making to his Mastery Learning classroom.

Have you struggled to create a positive atmosphere of learning in your class? Jon gives three tips from his classroom that you can instantly use in your classroom. You can also view the video version at https://youtu.be/UzdVUGQgoS0

The two biggest hurdles to Mastery/Competency Learning are: What to do with students who fall behind Managing students at a wide variety of levels. This informative video walks you through how to solve these two vexing problems. You can also watch this as a video on YouTube https://youtu.be/-ikKHT1-NXs

I should have known better - but I did it anyway. Lesson learned... You can also watch this as a video at https://youtu.be/HzyEXL69qHU

Has anxiety in your students spiked since COVID? Are they stressed out and really suffering. Learn how Mastery Learning can help students navigate the difficulties of living in a COVID world. Brought to you by award-winning teacher and author Jon Bergmann You can also watch this episode as a video at https://youtu.be/FK_pzTmQrL8

Iterating is a key to anything successful. Jon starts out the new year with three new tweaks to mastery learning. How will he address students who cheated? How does he onboard new students? He also comes up with a new way of varying the levels of student mastery. You can also view this as a video podcast at https://youtu.be/jnePjRIw6LI

More than ever, teachers are exhausted and burned out. Listen in as Jon shares some thoughts about the state of teaching today and how he sees hope. You can also watch this episode at https://youtu.be/PFzEOntpPqo

In a Mastery Classroom, it is imperative that students aren't distracted by technology. In this episode, Jon discovers one simple hack that makes a huge impact. You can also watch this on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Bys6pOZsEVg

Some students fall behind in a Mastery Learning program. Then they get into a cycle where they can't catch up. Jon explains a strategy he is using that gets them to keep up while others forge ahead. You can also watch this as a video at https://youtu.be/Aned9k8OPOE

This week Jon was put to the test when he found about a student who was going through some significant issues. He made assumptions and found them to be false. He also comments on the SEL crisis that is facing our students today.

How do you help students who take shortcuts in a Mastery Learning Classroom? This is addressed in this episode. You can also watch this podcast at https://youtu.be/5cUlxPzs74g

You can also see the video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/woF-7L7A4a0

Discover a rhythm in Mastery Learning that you can keep up. Learn the one thing Jon has done which has significantly improved his Mastery learning class

In this episode, Jon shares how he is having to adjust as he comes to the realization that his students have been impacted by learning loss due to the pandemic. You can also watch this episode as a video podcast at https://youtu.be/YdRp1gsnjU4

In a Mastery Learning classroom, students work a flexible paces. But invariably, some students get behind. How do you deal with this? Jon reflects on how he plans to build some urgency into his students who have fallen behind in his Mastery Learning classroom. You can also watch this episode in video format at https://youtu.be/0xVFK4gCDlQ

What and how do you differentiate summative assessments in a Mastery Learning Classroom. Listen in as Jon reflects on things he is learning about differentiation and how he challenges his most able students. You can also view this as a video at https://youtu.be/sY6Zjgs0vUg

What and how do you do summative assessments in a Mastery Learning Classroom. Listen in as Jon reflects on how he is adjusting assessments as he makes Mastery Learning a Reality every day. You can also watch the video podcast at https://youtu.be/sY6Zjgs0vUg

Often in Mastery Learning, you need to make adjustments on the fly. In this episode, Jon shares a mistake he made and how he had to make a quick adjustment to make Mastery Learning work better for his students. Watch the video podcast at https://youtu.be/9ZBcWPaDVnY

Starting out Mastery Learning right sets the tone for the entire school year. Learn how Jon is preparing his students for mastery during his first week back to school. You can see some of the first videos I use for my students at https://www.jonbergmann.com/blog/preparing-students-for-mastery-learning-how-to-start-a-year-part-2 and here https://www.jonbergmann.com/blog/Preparing%20Parents%20for%20Mastery%20Learning To watch this as a video podcast go to https://youtu.be/wP6PSGZcRCA

What do you do on the first day of school in a Mastery Learning classroom? Find the answer here. You can also watch the video podcast at https://youtu.be/SlS3OiDDqC8

Join teacher, author, and Flipped Learning pioneer Jon Bergmann as he helps you set up your class for mastery learning. You can also watch the episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/aEg8tX9jLhU