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A Mastery-Based Math Teacher’s Journey, Part 3 – Moving Away From “Covering” Everything
February 19, 2021
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
January 27, 2021
Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Evaluate Quality, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Activate Student Agency
Education Domain Blog
Mere Engagement: Reflections about the Connections Between Online Learning, Student Agency, and Student Engagement
January 7, 2021
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency
Top 10 CompetencyWorks Blog Posts of 2020
January 1, 2021
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
National Research Convening on Building the Evidence Base for K-12 Personalized Learning: Overview and Session Materials
December 23, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Evaluate Quality, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community
Scheduling for Personalized Competency-Based Education: Book Review and Reflections on Equity
December 17, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction
Education Domain Blog
How Vermont Is Strengthening Local Assessment Systems
December 10, 2020
Issue(s): Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Engage Community
Competency-Based Education in Harrisburg, South Dakota
December 9, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
CompetencyWorks Releases Report on Professional Learning Strategies to Strengthen Local Assessment Systems for Proficiency-Based Education
October 27, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, 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
How Standards-Based Grading Led Us to Empower, Part 2: The Power of Evidence
October 23, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field
Competency-Based Education Sessions at the 2020 Aurora Institute Symposium
October 14, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
PowerMyLearning: Tools for Culturally Responsive Partnering with Families During Hybrid/Remote Learning and Beyond
October 7, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
September 30, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, 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, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
Elevating Student Experience to Build Equitable Learning Environments, Engagement, and Agency
September 23, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency
Strategies and Tools for Remote Learning from the Aurora Institute Member Survey
August 12, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community, Redefine Student Success, Develop Educator Capacity, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
July 23, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency
Competency-Based District Leaders on Managing Change During the Pandemic
July 16, 2020
Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Activate Student Agency, Engage Community
Book Review: So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
July 9, 2020
Issue(s): State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Activate Student Agency
Supporting the Development of Student-Designed Performance Assessments
July 2, 2020
Issue(s): 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
Student-Designed Performance Assessments for Personalized Learning and Student Agency
June 29, 2020
Issue(s): 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
Essential Components of Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Learning
June 22, 2020
Issue(s): 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
New Hampshire’s Work Study Practices – Equity and Assessing For Growth
June 2, 2020
Issue(s): 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
Issue(s): 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
Issue(s): 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
Aurora Institute Applauds Proposed Education Department Priorities for Teacher-Led Professional Learning
May 18, 2020
Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning