A Student Experience in a Personalized, Career-Focused Competency-Based Model
Hello everyone, I am a 15-year-old sophomore at Bostonia Global High. My name is Christopher Vargas Ibarra,…
Rekindling Our Commitment with Inspiration from the Aurora Institute Symposium 2023
At the Aurora Institute Symposium 2023, we piloted Networking Groups for a few different topics and affinity…
Chelsea Opportunity Academy: Relationships, Flexibility, and Competency-Based from the Start
Chelsea Opportunity Academy (COA) is all about meeting the needs of their students. From its inception, COA…
Contributive Learning: Learning to Add to the World
“The purpose of education is to learn to contribute—not in a specific or standardized way, but in…
Empowering Community Progress: Integrating Open Principles in Education
Education plays a pivotal role in driving community progress, development, and local democracy. In our upcoming book,…
Implementation with Integrity
When I first had the idea of the CBE Starter Pack Series, I thought I’d easily write…
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Fake-quity: A Powerful Learning Moment from the 2022 Symposium
In a session at the recent Aurora Institute Symposium, Avoiding the Pitfalls of Fake-quity? Our District’s Journey…
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...
Dangerous Conversations: The Importance of Empathy, Grace, and Skill
Remember a time out in the world when you felt in danger, maybe you narrowly avoided a…
Whose Standards Are We Privileging? Collaboration and Consultation with Indigenous Leaders
This is the second of two blog posts by Jerad Koepp and Michael Smith. The first post…