New Innovation Spotlight Episode – Adopting and Applying a Futures-Thinking Mindset in Education
Each year at our annual Symposium, Matthew Shea and Courtney Belolan manage the Voices Hub. It’s a recording…
Interdisciplinary Projects and Assessment Practices at Del Lago Academy
This is the first post in a series about Del Lago Academy in Escondido, California. Links to…
Bringing Critical Design Pillars into Practice
The following is a third excerpt and transcript of the Aurora Institute 2019 Symposium opening keynote address,…
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
Aurora Institute News and Reports When the new Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL) website goes live in early…
Transitioning to Standards-Based Grading
This is the final post in a series about the Northern Cass School District. Northern Cass is…
Framing Habits of Work and Capstone Skills in Northern Cass
This is the second post in a series about the Northern Cass School District. Links to the…
The Evolution of Competency-Based Transformation in Northern Cass
“It was either we continue to produce unprepared kids, or we change. And we made the decision…
Education Innovation Is Flourishing Across the Commonwealth of Virginia
Small steps are leading to big changes across Virginia communities. In a dawn of new business opportunities…
What Could a Shift Toward a Whole Child Approach Look Like in Schools? An Emphasis on Mental Health
The following is an excerpt and transcript of the Aurora Institute 2019 Symposium opening keynote address, delivered…
The Competency Train Pulls Into Kankakee: Common Start-up Challenges and Strategies
Adapting Arlo Guthrie’s famous lyric was irresistible, but we should also know Kankakee for their devotion to…