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…
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…
New Hampshire’s Work Study Practices – Equity and Assessing For Growth
This is the third in a series of blog posts about New Hampshire’s work study practices—essential competencies…
Recognizing the Critical Importance of Metacognition
This is the second in a series of blog posts about New Hampshire’s work study practices—essential competencies…
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…
Aurora Institute Applauds Proposed Education Department Priorities for Teacher-Led Professional Learning
The U.S. Department of Education is proposing new priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Education…
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
Clearly what’s new and on everyone’s minds is the pandemic. So this version of “What’s New?” starts…
Aurora Institute Joins the Educating All Learners Alliance to Support Students with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Aurora Institute is proud to partner with the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), a coalition of organizations…
Transforming Virginia K-12 Education for Deeper Learning and Future Readiness
The following is an excerpt and transcript of the Aurora Institute 2019 Symposium TED-style keynote address, delivered…