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…
Building a Competency-Based Teacher Education Program: The High Meadows Experience, Part 1
This is the first of two posts about the competency-based teacher education program at the High Meadows…
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,…
An Introduction to K-12 Competency-Based Education
This webinar was recorded on January 25, 2023. You can find the slides and the recording below. This...
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...
Why PD Must Be Learner-Centered, Too
Despite substantial experience leading professional learning programs and even more time as a kind of Student-Centered Learning…
The Quiet Revolution in Education: Building a More Effective, Personalized, Future-Focused Education System in Kentucky
The stories we hear these days about education are largely focused either on the culture wars–what gets…
Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Can and Should Replace Tracking – Here’s Why
This post originally appeared at KnowledgeWorks on November 16, 2021. The only way to undo racism is…
CBE Starter Pack 4: Progress Based on Mastery
When educators begin to explore competency-based education (CBE), the CompetencyWorks Initiative is a key place to start,…
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…