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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 53F. Public Education System--Funding § 53F-5-501. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-53f-public-education-system-funding/ut-code-sect-53f-5-501/
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