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A Hybrid On-Campus and Homeschool Support Program at Da Vinci Connect

May 12, 2020

Eliot Levine

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

What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?

May 5, 2020

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field

Education Domain Blog

Profile of a Graduate to Redefine Student Success for the Future

May 4, 2020

Alexis Chambers, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): State Policy, Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Harness Opportunities in ESSA

Opportunities for Personalized Learning in the Pandemic

April 29, 2020

Ann Hadwen

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

Education Domain Blog

U.S. Department of Education Announces New $300M Competitive Grant Program for Rethinking Education

April 27, 2020

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Federal Policy, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Silver Linings: Observations of Self-Directed Behavior in an Online Environment

April 23, 2020

Jonathan Vander Els

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

Education Domain Blog

Aurora Institute Joins the Educating All Learners Alliance to Support Students with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 22, 2020

Communications Staff

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Rethink Instruction

Education Domain Blog

Continuity of Learning Is an Urgent State Education Policy Priority

April 21, 2020

Alexis Chambers, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Flexible Pacing: Running The Same Race

April 17, 2020

Alyson Wright

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

Virtual Youth Summit Supports Student Agency and Community-Building During COVID-19 School Closures

April 13, 2020

Eliot Levine

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

Education Domain Blog

Aurora Institute Announces Federal and State Policy Agenda

April 9, 2020

Susan Patrick, Alexis Chambers, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): 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

Registration for Aurora Institute Symposium 2020 Is Now Open

April 8, 2020

Communications Staff

Educating the Whole Child (and Young Adult) at Alta Vista Innovation High School

April 7, 2020

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Rethink Instruction, Learn Lessons from the Field, Engage Community

Education Domain Blog

Transforming Virginia K-12 Education for Deeper Learning and Future Readiness

April 3, 2020

James Lane

Issue(s): Redefine Student Success, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, Engage Community

Personalized Learning from a Distance: An Early Report from Schools Closed by Coronavirus

April 1, 2020

Eliot Levine

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

Education Domain Blog

A New Home on the Web for the Aurora Institute

March 30, 2020

DeQuendre Bertrand, Andy Schwartz

Ensuring Responsiveness to Student Needs at Learn4Life Schools

March 26, 2020

Eliot Levine

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

Building Coherent High School Grading and Reporting Systems in Competency-Based Education, Part 3

March 19, 2020

Rose Colby

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Building Coherent Grading and Reporting Systems in Competency-Based Education, Part 2

March 16, 2020

Rose Colby

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Building Coherent Grading and Reporting Systems in Competency-Based Education, Part 1

March 11, 2020

Rose Colby

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments

Education Domain Blog

2020 Aurora Institute Symposium Planning and Coronavirus Response

March 5, 2020

Susan Patrick

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

Education Domain Blog

Public Comments Submitted on the Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program

March 3, 2020

Alexis Chambers

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments

Strong Evidence of Competency-Based Education’s Effectiveness from Lindsay Unified School District

March 2, 2020

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Evaluate Quality

A High School With No Students – Only “Scholars”

February 25, 2020

Eliot Levine

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