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How Schools Are Infusing Trust, Autonomy, and Relevance into Learning

June 12, 2025

Jason Krobatsch

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

Youth Voices: Real World Preparation at PPHS

May 29, 2025

Juriette Diveley

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency

Proficiency-Based Learning at Winooski

May 22, 2025

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Community Schools, Commit to Equity, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Community-Centered Winooski

May 22, 2025

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Community Schools, Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community

The Learning Community of Winooski, Vermont

May 22, 2025

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Community Schools, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Learn Lessons from the Field, Engage Community

Learners at the Center: Competency-Based Education at CICS West Belden

May 15, 2025

Kelly Organ

Issue(s): Community Schools, Aurora Institute, Learn Lessons from the Field

Competency-Based Learning: Emphasizing Life Skills, Reflection, and Proficiency

May 1, 2025

Jason Krobatsch

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Co-Developing a Student Survey with Washington Stakeholders

April 29, 2025

Kelly Organ

Issue(s): Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field

Leadership and Agency with Tom Rooney

April 24, 2025

Chiara Wegener, Thomas Rooney, Board Chair

Issue(s): Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community

Local Accountability in Shelby County, Kentucky: Leaning into What Matters

April 10, 2025

Adam Hicks, Daniel Pfaff

Issue(s): Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Engage Community, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement

Generative AI & The Future of Learning

March 25, 2025

Dr. Loretta Goodwin

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

Grounded in Their Competency Model, Boston Day and Evening Academy Evolves and Sustains

March 18, 2025

Laurie Gagnon

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

The Latest Milestones and Lessons from Lindsay Unified

March 11, 2025

Laurie Gagnon

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

Deeper Student-Centeredness: Where Cultural Heritage and Mastery-Based Learning Meet

March 4, 2025

Chris Sturgis, in partnership with New Learning Collaborative.

Issue(s): Commit to Equity, Learn Lessons from the Field, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time

The Importance of Competency-Based Education and the Mentor Mindset for Equity

February 18, 2025

John Clemente

Issue(s): Redefine Student Success, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Engage Community

A Conversation with Dr. Keeanna Warren of Purdue Polytechnic High Schools

February 11, 2025

Laurie Gagnon, Keeanna Warren

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community, Fund Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Three Lessons for Creating a Culture of Learning from BFA Fairfax

January 29, 2025

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Commit to Equity, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency

Top Ten CompetencyWorksAuthors of 2024

January 17, 2025

Laurie Gagnon, Dorothy Clerk

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

Designing for Big Picture Learning at New Village Girls Academy

December 17, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency

Competency-Based Education: Moving Forward with Purpose

December 6, 2024

Chris Sturgis

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

Making a Portrait of a Graduate Authentic and Dynamic

November 25, 2024

Kyle Dunbar, Laura Mandell, Brandi Swavely, Kelly Mills, Anthony Baker

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

A Conversation about Leadership with Adam Aronson

November 15, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Redefine Student Success, Design for Educational Equity

Competency-Based Education Across America

November 6, 2024

Laurie Gagnon

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

Chicago Students Build Key Adaptive Competencies while Exploring the Boundaries of AI and Creativity

October 22, 2024

Savannah Bell, Molly Hintz, Sonjanita Moore

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Learn Lessons from the Field

In Conversation With Carlos Moreno, Co-Executive Director of Big Picture Learning and Aurora Institute Symposium 2024 Keynoter

October 7, 2024

Chiara Wegener

Issue(s): Aurora Institute Symposium, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency