Utah § 53F-5-501 Definitions.

Utah Statutes

§ 53F-5-501 — Definitions.

Utah·Title 53F Public Education System -- Funding·Ch. 53F-5 State Funding -- Initiative Grant Programs·Part 53F-5-5 Personalized, Competency-based Learning Grants Program

As used in this part:

(1)"Blended learning" means a formal education program in which a student learns:

(1)(a) at least in part, through online learning with some element of student control over time, place, path, and pace;

(1)(b) at least in part, in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home; and

(1)(c) in a program in which the modalities along each student's learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.

(2)"Extended learning" means learning opportunities outside of a traditional school structure, including:

(2)(a) online learning available anywhere, anytime;

(2)(b) career-based experiences, including internships and job shadowing;

(2)(c) community-based projects; and

(2)(d) off-site postsecondary learning.

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As used in this part:
(1) "Blended learning" means a formal education program in which a student learns:
(1)(a) at least in part, through online learning with some element of student control over time, place, path, and pace;
(1)(b) at least in part, in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home; and
(1)(c) in a program in which the modalities along each student's learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.
(2) "Extended learning" means learning opportunities outside of a traditional school structure, including:
(2)(a) online learning available anywhere, anytime;
(2)(b) career-based experiences, including internships and job shadowing;
(2)(c) community-based projects; and
(2)(d) off-site postsecondary learning.
(3) "Grant program" means the Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Grants Program created in this part.
(4) "Institution of higher education" means an institution listed in Section 53H-1-102.
(5) "Personalized, competency-based learning" means a system of learning in which the following principles influence the daily actions of the educational community:
(5)(a) students are empowered daily to make important decisions about the students' learning experiences, how the students will create and apply knowledge, and how students will demonstrate the students' learning;
(5)(b) assessment is a meaningful, positive, and empowering learning experience for students that yields timely, relevant, and actionable evidence;
(5)(c) students receive timely, differentiated support based on the students' individual learning needs;
(5)(d) students progress based on evidence of mastery rather than by hours of attendance;
(5)(e) students learn actively using different pathways and varied pacing;
(5)(f) strategies to ensure equity for all students are embedded in the culture, structure, and pedagogy of schools and education systems; and
(5)(g) rigorous, common expectations for learning, including knowledge, skills, and dispositions, are explicit, transparent, measurable, and transferable.
(6) "Review committee" means the committee established under Section 53F-5-502.
(7) "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.