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…
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…
Learning in the Time of Coronavirus: District Leaders on Managing Change, Maintaining High-Quality Learning for All, and Innovating for Future Success
School closures due to COVID-19 have impacted at least 124,000 U.S. schools and affected at least 55.1…
New Hampshire’s Work Study Practices – A Five-Year Journey to Understand, Share, Scale, Deepen, and Meaningfully Assess These Critical Competencies
This is the first post in a 3-part series. It goes back in time to share New…
An Introduction to Competency-Based Education
The Aurora Institute has hosted a webinar to introduce participants to competency-based education. Competency-based education transforms the…
Aurora Institute Symposium 2020 – A Primer on Submitting Presentation Proposals
Are you interested in presenting at the Aurora Institute Symposium in October 2020? View our archived webinar…
2020 Aurora Institute Symposium Planning and Coronavirus Response
UPDATE: The Aurora Institute 2020 is canceled as an in-person event due to COVID-19. See our update…
Innovation Spotlight – The Skill, Will, and Resources that Create the Conditions for Young People to Thrive
Each year at our annual Symposium, Matthew Shea and Courtney Belolan manage the Voices Hub. It’s a recording space…
Q&A on Mental Health and the Future of Learning with Brooke Stafford-Brizard and Pamela Cantor, M.D.
The following is the final excerpt and transcript of the Aurora Institute 2019 Symposium opening keynote address,…