August 11, 2022
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Center for Policy
Creating and advancing student-centered policies at the state and federal level.
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Action Research Center & CompetencyWorks
Sharing best practices, building knowledge, and conducting research and evaluation around K-12 personalized, competency-based education.
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Connecting and Convening
Hosting convenings, including our annual Symposium, and connecting stakeholders in the future-focused education space.
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Resources to Drive Action
Our resources guide practitioners, educators, policymakers, and advocates seeking to shift from our current state of education to a future state in which all students are prepared to succeed. Use this section to search for published reports, briefs, webinars, and other learning resources on key topics related to policy and practice for next generation learning.
Our Impact
Through Aurora Institute’s work, school leaders, educators, students, and communities are moving the needle to ensure every learner is prepared to be tomorrow’s leader.
450+
BOOKS, REPORTS, ISSUE BRIEFS, AND WEBINARS PRODUCED ON STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING
180
SCHOOLS DISTRICTS SERVED
800
SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED RESOURCES AND COUNSEL ON INNOVATIVE POLICY AND PRACTICE
Education Domain Blog
All Education Domain Posts
June 7, 2022
Registration for Symposium 2022 is Now Open!
CompetencyWorks Blog
All CompetencyWorks posts
September 22, 2022
Making the Shift: Why Is It So Hard to Scale Equitable, Learner-Centered Education?
September 19, 2022
CBE in Practice: Grading
Upcoming Events & Webinars
All Events & Webinars
October 11, 2022 3:00 pm
Teachers Making the Shift to Equitable, Learner-Centered Education: Harnessing Mental Models, Motivations, and Moves
October 24, 2022 11:00 am
Aurora Institute Symposium 2022
November 15, 2022 6:00 pm
Amplifying Authentic Whole-School Student-Led Learning – Lessons from an Australian School
October 15, 2023 8:00 am
Aurora Institute Symposium 2023
We Are Now the Aurora Institute.
After 17 years of driving educational change under the names NACOL and iNACOL, the time has come to create a forward-reaching identity that reflects all of who we are and all of what we do.