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…
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…
New Innovation Spotlight Episode – Shawn Rubin on Innovative Educator Prep and Stakeholder Voice
Each year at our annual Symposium, Matthew Shea and Courtney Belolan manage the Voices Hub. It’s a…
Designing Equitable and Culturally Responsive Learning Spaces
Truly supporting the needs of all learners requires intentional planning and design. In our recent session on…
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…
Building 21’s Open Competencies, Rubrics, and Professional Development Activities
At Building 21, we have created an open resource called Learning What Matters (LWM) Competency Framework which…
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…