Habits of Success: Helping Students Develop Essential Skills for Learning, Work, and Life
This report offers guidance for K-12 districts and schools by synthesizing the latest research and knowledge on…
Competency-Based Education Sessions at the 2021 Aurora Institute Symposium
This year’s Aurora Institute Symposium offerings make it clear that competency-based education has been building momentum during…
How to Make Senior Capstones Truly Anti-Racist: Alternative Assessments Are Not Inherently Equitable Without Concerted Effort
This post was originally published by Future Focused Education. It is republished with permission from the organization. Visit…
Catalyzing Curriculum Redesign and Developing a Multicultural, Antiracist K-12 Content Map
This summer, from June 27 – July 1, reDesign is convening approximately 100 content experts from diverse…
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
Equity Resources Research-Based Educational Equity Recommendations for Educators – Based on a study in eight New York…
Where Did the Teachers of Color Go? Decolonizing Education Starts with Teacher Diversity
This article was republished with permission from Future Focused Education. Visit their blog to read more about…
101 Practice Suggestions from the Aurora Institute Annual Survey
Each year the Aurora Institute conducts a survey of our network of members, event attendees, and stakeholders…
Five Big Ideas for Learner-Centered Competency Framework Design
Competency frameworks are a critical feature of learner-centered schools and education systems. Competency frameworks help bring a…
Competency-Based Education Needs Deeper Evaluation of Educational Equity Outcomes
The Aurora Institute’s definition of competency-based education says that “strategies to ensure equity for all students are…
Deepening Project-Based Learning: Lessons from Powerful New Research and Practice
As we seek to shift the U.S. system of education toward competency-based education, project-based learning (PBL) offers…