Culture is the Foundation: Building Relationships and Community at ACE
At the Alternative Choices in Education (ACE) Program at Brookline HS, relationships and community are the foundation…
4 Keys to Building Deeper Critical and Creative Thinking in Your Classroom
Today, we expect every student to be ready for the challenges of the 21st century – to…
Personalized Learning Plans at Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax, Vermont
This is the second blog post based on Jensen Welch’s dissertation research. At Bellows Free Academy (BFA)…
When Students and Adults Work Together Toward Change
This is the first of two blog posts based on Jensen Welch’s dissertation research. This past spring,…
Lessons from an Australian School: 4 Key Strategies for Promoting Student Agency
Recently, the Aurora Institute had the pleasure of hosting a webinar featuring students from Prospect North Primary...
Amplifying Authentic Whole-School Student-Led Learning – Lessons from an Australian School
This webinar was recorded on November 15, 2022. You can find the slides and the recording below. This...
CBE Starter Pack 1: Students are Empowered Daily
When educators begin to explore competency-based education (CBE), the CompetencyWorks Initiative is a key place to find…
It Starts with Us: An Exploration of Teachers as Self-Directed Leaders
In the second year of a global pandemic, I decided to make a change: I transformed the…
Scaffolds for Student Agency
Tommy Wolfe shares how he has adopted competency-based practices in his high-school science classroom. His first and…
Celebrating Readiness for the Next Challenge: Gateway at the Parker School
The energy and excitement of students literally fills the hallway as students loosely line up by the…