Deeper Competency-Based Learning: Making Equitable, Student-Centered, Sustainable Shifts
VIRTUAL POST-SYMPOSIUM SESSION Do your competency-based learning goals look like 1980s skills checklists, or do they focus…
College and Career Acceleration Opportunities and Competency-Based Education
A recent report from ExcelinEd provides valuable information for states, districts, and schools to promote college and…
Competency-Based Education Systems: Performance Assessment Using Proficiency Scales
VIRTUAL POST-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR Assessments should gather evidence of student performance to provide teachers with information they can…
Learning Models for Difference Making in Communities
VIRTUAL PRE-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR Students need learner-centered environments and community-connected projects to grow leadership skills. Difference Making is…
Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era
The Aurora Institute Center for Policy today released Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era: Policy Actions…
Education Policy Issues for the COVID-19 Era: Policy Actions and Responses to Leverage the Moment for Future Readiness
As school districts deliberate over reopening schools with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, we’ve developed this report…
Transitioning to Remote Learning: Free Online Professional Learning Opportunities for Teachers
VIRTUAL PRE-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR The COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools to turn to remote options to educate students….
High School Internships in the Time of COVID-19: Mentorship, Connections, and More in Virtual Work-Based Learning
VIRTUAL PRE-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR Our X3 Intern students kept their internships through the school closures from COVID-19. Learn…
Implementing Student-Centered Learning: Lessons Learned from Leaders in the Arena
VIRTUAL PRE-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR Many states have enacted laws, policies, or regulations to encourage school systems to innovate…
Impact of Personalized Learning Through Interest-Based Internships
VIRTUAL PRE-SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR Interest-driven internships at Big Picture Learning Schools contribute to progress in personal, academic, and…