Section 53F-5-501 - DefinitionsAs used in this part:
(1) "Blended learning" means a formal education program in which a student learns: (a) at least in part, through online learning with some element of student control over time, place, path, and pace;(b) at least in part, in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home; and(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: (a) online learning available anywhere, anytime;(b) career-based experiences, including internships and job shadowing;(c) community-based projects; and(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 53B-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: (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;(b) assessment is a meaningful, positive, and empowering learning experience for students that yields timely, relevant, and actionable evidence;(c) students receive timely, differentiated support based on the students' individual learning needs;(d) students progress based on evidence of mastery rather than by hours of attendance;(e) students learn actively using different pathways and varied pacing;(f) strategies to ensure equity for all students are embedded in the culture, structure, and pedagogy of schools and education systems; and(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.Amended by Chapter 129, 2021 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/5/2021.Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session ,§ 277, eff. 5/14/2019.Renumbered from § 53A-15-1802 and amended by Chapter 2, 2018 General Session ,§ 135, eff. 1/24/2018.Added by Chapter 347, 2016 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/10/2016.