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Demonstration of Mastery Gives K-12 Credentials Their Meaning
July 13, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
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Derek Wenmoth on the Development of Global Competencies
July 9, 2020
Issues: Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Engage Community
Book Review: So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
July 9, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Activate Student Agency
Education Domain Blog
A Review of the Literature on the Science of Learning and Development
July 8, 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
Education Domain Blog
From Seat Time to Credit Flexibility in Personalized, Competency-Based Education
July 6, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
The Aurora Institute 2020 Symposium In-Person Event Is Canceled: We’re Going Virtual
July 2, 2020
Issues: Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Learn Lessons from the Field
Supporting the Development of Student-Designed Performance Assessments
July 2, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
Education Domain Blog
Key Terms to Understand the Learning Sciences
June 29, 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
Student-Designed Performance Assessments for Personalized Learning and Student Agency
June 29, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
Improving Student-Centered Assessment Systems With Formative and Summative Performance Assessments
June 25, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field
Education Domain Blog
Aligning the Education Policy with the Science of Learning
June 22, 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction
Essential Components of Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Learning
June 22, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field
Education Domain Blog
New Flexibility to Use Federal Title Funds for Technology Infrastructure and Teacher Training for Distance Learning
June 18, 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Increase Access to Broadband
Transitioning and Sustaining Competency-Based Education During School Closures
June 16, 2020
Issues: Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community
Education Domain Blog
Task Forces and Pilot Programs: Two Strategies to Enable Future-Focused, Student-Centered K-12 Education
June 12, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Competency Frameworks and Content Selection at South Bronx Community Charter
June 10, 2020
Issues: Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field
Education Domain Blog
The Opportunity for a California Profile of a Graduate
June 9, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications
Education Domain Blog
New Innovation Spotlight Podcast Episode - 2020 Federal and State Policy Priorities
June 5, 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, Modernize HEA, Increase Access to Broadband, Design for Educational Equity, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
A Collective Call to Transform Anguish into Action
June 2, 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, State Policy, Issues in Practice
New Hampshire’s Work Study Practices – Equity and Assessing For Growth
June 2, 2020
Issues: Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
Recognizing the Critical Importance of Metacognition
May 29, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Develop Educator Capacity, Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency
New Hampshire’s Work Study Practices – A Five-Year Journey to Understand, Share, Scale, Deepen, and Meaningfully Assess These Critical Competencies
May 26, 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field
Education Domain Blog
Innovation Zones Create Space for Local Educators to Lead Education Transformation
May 20, 2020
Issues: State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones
Earning Diplomas and Degrees Together – A Competency-Based Dual Enrollment School
May 19, 2020
Issues: Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Design for Educational Equity
