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Agency By Design: The Continuum of Choice

October 10, 2024

Marsha Jones, Annette Thompson, Derek Wenmoth

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Activate Student Agency

Using the CBL School Design Rubric to Refine and Deepen Work in one New Hampshire School District

October 3, 2024

Jennifer Mathieu, Brian M. Stack, Jonathan G. Vander Els

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Lead Change and Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

CTE and CBE: A Blueprint for High-Quality Instruction

September 26, 2024

Aaron Duvall

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

Voices of Indigenous Educators Series: “How do we prepare them? Sure, academics play a part, but holistic wellness does too.” - Sage Fast Dog

July 24, 2024

Sage Fast Dog with Aurora Institute and Liber Institute

Issue(s): Community Schools, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Engage Community

Voices of Indigenous Educators Series: “We are still here, and we are going to flourish” – Dana Haukaas

July 17, 2024

Dana Haukaas with Aurora Institute and Liber Institute

Issue(s): Community Schools, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Engage Community

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

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

The Drive Towards Student Agency: Empowering Students to Make Choices on Their Learning Pathway 

April 18, 2024

Morgan Seely

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

Elevating Student Voice: Reflections From Across the U.S.

April 12, 2024

Briana Medina

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Activate Student Agency

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

Finding My Future: My Big Picture Learning Experience

March 14, 2024

Izaiah Jones

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

“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

Together We Shine Brighter: A Teacher’s Insights from #Aurora23

November 17, 2023

Dylan Shelofsky

Issue(s): Aurora Institute Symposium, Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction, 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

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

#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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Competency-Based Education (CBE), According to an AI Language Model

September 21, 2023

Alyssa Weaver, ChatGPT

Issue(s): Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction

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

Expanding our Equity Toolkits: Strengthening the Connections between CBE and Equity

August 17, 2023

Khamiah Alderman

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

Reinventing the Traditional HS Diploma: New Zealand

June 20, 2023

Alyssa Weaver

Issue(s): Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction

Reinventing the Traditional HS Diploma: International Big Picture Learning Credential

June 15, 2023

Alyssa Weaver

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction

Competency-Based Education Across America

May 31, 2023

Laurie Gagnon

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

From Good to Great, Initial to Ideal: A Way to Improve Exhibitions and Other Performance Assessments

May 15, 2023

Adam Watson

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field

The Shift In Action: Five Takeaways From Our Journey Towards A Competency-Based System

May 5, 2023

Dr. Melissa Olson, Joey Lee

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