Derek Wenmoth on the Development of Global Competencies
This post was originally published on Derek’s Blog on July 4, 2020. A new generation of students…
Book Review: So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
Equity is at the heart of competency-based education, and racism is one of our greatest obstacles to…
A Review of the Literature on the Science of Learning and Development
To determine whether our current K-12 education system is aligned with best practices and recommendations from the…
The Aurora Institute 2020 Symposium In-Person Event Is Canceled: We’re Going Virtual
Dear Colleagues, After much discussion and careful deliberation, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person…
Supporting the Development of Student-Designed Performance Assessments
In this final blog post of a four-part series, I provide examples of student-designed performance assessments and…
Key Terms to Understand the Learning Sciences
In our introductory post, we launched a new blog series on how education policy can align with…
Student-Designed Performance Assessments for Personalized Learning and Student Agency
In this third blog post of a four-part series, I will dig deeper into the Vermont Agency…
Improving Student-Centered Assessment Systems With Formative and Summative Performance Assessments
In this second blog post of a four-part series, I dig deeper into the Vermont Agency of…
Aligning the Education Policy with the Science of Learning
The Aurora Institute is launching a new blog series to highlight the recently released Aligning Education Policy…
Essential Components of Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Learning
This is the first post in a series by Pat Fitzsimmons, Team Leader of Proficiency-Based Learning at…