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Innovation in New Mexico: Bringing Work-Based Learning to Scale at ACE Leadership High School

September 4, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Community Schools, Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

Innovation in New Mexico: Project-Based Learning at ACE Leadership High School

August 27, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field

Innovation in New Mexico: Capstone Projects as a Path to Better Engage Students

August 20, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Activate Student Agency

Innovation in New Mexico: Defining Local Visions of Graduate Success

August 6, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Learn Lessons from the Field

Innovation in New Mexico: The Origins of Community-Driven, Student-Centered Systems Change

July 30, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Community Schools, State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Fund Innovation, Commit to Equity

Student Agency in Action

June 20, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency

The Culmination of Mastery and Community: Senior Exhibitions at the Parker School

June 6, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency

Shifting to PCBL with Intentionality at a Large High School

April 25, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Learn Lessons from the Field

Illustrating the Competency-Based Education Definition

April 4, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity

Grounding in Community: The Aurora Team Visits EQA Schools in NOLA 

March 21, 2024

Laurie Gagnon, Chiara Wegener

Issue(s): Aurora Institute Symposium, Commit to Equity, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field

“Ins” and “Outs” of CBE in 2024

February 15, 2024

Laurie Gagnon, Briana Medina

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Engage Community

Metaphors for Change from Timpanogos High School

February 1, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

The ACE CBE Model: Rethinking Curriculum for Depth and Engagement

January 18, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Commit to Equity, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field

Top Ten CompetencyWorks Authors of 2023

January 12, 2024

Laurie Gagnon, Briana Medina

Celebrating 10 Years of Flexible Pathways Legislation in Vermont

December 21, 2023

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Acknowledging the Indigenous Connections in CBE and Student-Centered Learning

December 14, 2023

Briana Medina, Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Commit to Equity, Design for Educational Equity

School Site Visits: A Powerful Lever in School Transformation

November 10, 2023

Laurie Gagnon, Carisa Corrow

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Support Professional Learning, Learn Lessons from the Field

Flashback Friday Inspired by #Aurora23

November 3, 2023

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Aurora Institute Symposium, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

Flexible, Competency-Based Learning in Action at COA

October 12, 2023

Laurie Gagnon, Adam Aronson

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency

The Evolution of a Competency-Based Academic Model at Chelsea Opportunity Academy

October 5, 2023

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency, Design for Educational Equity

Chelsea Opportunity Academy: Relationships, Flexibility, and Competency-Based from the Start

September 28, 2023

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community

#Aurora23: Next Gen Credentials, Work-Based Learning, and More

September 26, 2023

Laurie Gagnon, Briana Medina

Issue(s): Aurora Institute Symposium, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

Five Takeaways from the Digital Credential Adoption Convening

August 28, 2023

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

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Increasing Access to Work-Based Learning: Federal Policy Recommendations

July 26, 2023

Khamiah Alderman, Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Leverage Career and Technical Education, Fund Innovation