A competency-based systemis built on a growth mindset that all kids can learn. It is mastery-based-not Carnegie-based or seat-time-based. It's organized to create personal pathways for learning that ignite the fire for students." @susandpatrick of @Aurora_Inst pic.twitter.com/oNwUjXwFQJ
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
Education Domain Blog
Aurora Institute Applauds Proposed Education Department Priorities for Teacher-Led Professional Learning
May 18, 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning
Education Domain Blog
U.S. Department of Education Announces New $300M Competitive Grant Program for Rethinking Education
April 27, 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
Aurora Institute Announces Federal and State Policy Agenda
April 9, 2020
Issues: Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Modernize HEA, Increase Access to Broadband, 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
2020 Aurora Institute Symposium Planning and Coronavirus Response
March 5, 2020
Issues: Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field
Education Domain Blog
The State of the Field, 2019
December 6, 2019
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Develop Educator Capacity, Base Learning on Mastery, not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community
CompetencyWorks Releases Report Updating Definition of Competency-Based Education
November 14, 2019
Issues: State Policy, Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Activate Student Agency, Design for Educational Equity
Education Domain Blog
CompetencyWorks Releases Report Updating Definition of Competency-Based Education
November 14, 2019
Issues: Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Activate Student Agency
Education Domain Blog
iNACOL Has Become the Aurora Institute
October 29, 2019
Issues: Federal Policy, State Policy, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation
Education Domain Blog
Five State Policy Recommendations for Governors: Supporting Innovation in Education for the Future Workforce
October 18, 2019
Issues: State Policy, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
What Leading Education Systems Around the Globe are Doing to Transform Learning
June 21, 2019
Issues: Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field
Education Domain Blog
iNACOL Releases Two Issue Briefs on 2019 Federal and State Policy Priorities
January 30, 2019
Issues: Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Modernize HEA, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity
Education Domain Blog
The Journey Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
January 21, 2019
Issues: Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity
Education Domain Blog
Celebrating a Champion of Competency-Based Education
January 8, 2019
Issues: Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation
Education Domain Blog
Charting the Course: Recommendations to Support A Long-Term Plan For K-12 Education Transformation to Competency-Based Education Systems
November 8, 2018
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones
Education Domain Blog
Creating Long-Term Strategy for State Policymakers to Support a Fully Developed, Competency-Based Education System
October 30, 2018
Issues: State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
Policies that Support Building Capacity to Lead Change to Advance Personalized, Competency-Based Education
October 19, 2018
Issues: State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education
Education Domain Blog
Understanding How U.S. K-12 Accountability and Assessments are Too Often Conflated: What Policymakers Need to Know to Advance Student-Centered Learning Policies
October 12, 2018
Issues: Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments
Education Domain Blog
Creating Multiple, High-Quality Pathways to Educator Credentials and Development to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Education
October 5, 2018
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity
Education Domain Blog
Educator and School Leader Competencies Can Promote Systems Coherence in Competency Education
September 28, 2018
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce
Education Domain Blog
iNACOL’s 2019 State and Federal Policy Priorities ‒ Equity-Driven and Future-Focused
September 27, 2018
Issues: Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones
Education Domain Blog
Building Teacher Professional Judgment in Policy to Support Competency Education
September 21, 2018
Issues: State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity
Education Domain Blog
Tackling Accountability as Continuous Improvement in Policy: Next Generation Accountability Models
September 18, 2018
Issues: State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
Education Domain Blog
Accountability Models Designed for Continuous Improvement in Student-Centered Learning Systems
September 7, 2018
Issues: State Policy, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement
