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Book Review: So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo

July 9, 2020

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Support Professional Learning, State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity

Education Domain Blog

A Review of the Literature on the Science of Learning and Development 

July 8, 2020

Alexis Chambers

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity

Education Domain Blog

From Seat Time to Credit Flexibility in Personalized, Competency-Based Education

July 6, 2020

Alexis Chambers

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

Education Domain Blog

The Aurora Institute 2020 Symposium In-Person Event Is Canceled: We’re Going Virtual

July 2, 2020

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Commit to Equity, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field

Supporting the Development of Student-Designed Performance Assessments

July 2, 2020

Pat Fitzsimmons

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity, Redefine Student Success

Education Domain Blog

Key Terms to Understand the Learning Sciences

June 29, 2020

Alexis Chambers

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Student-Designed Performance Assessments for Personalized Learning and Student Agency

June 29, 2020

Pat Fitzsimmons

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity

Improving Student-Centered Assessment Systems With Formative and Summative Performance Assessments

June 25, 2020

Pat Fitzsimmons

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity

Education Domain Blog

Aligning the Education Policy with the Science of Learning

June 22, 2020

Alexis Chambers

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Essential Components of Local Assessment Systems for Personalized, Proficiency-Based Learning

June 22, 2020

Pat Fitzsimmons

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Support Professional Learning, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Develop Educator Capacity

Education Domain Blog

New Flexibility to Use Federal Title Funds for Technology Infrastructure and Teacher Training for Distance Learning

June 18, 2020

Alexis Chambers

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Increase Access to Broadband

Transitioning and Sustaining Competency-Based Education During School Closures

June 16, 2020

Eliot Levine

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

Education Domain Blog

Task Forces and Pilot Programs: Two Strategies to Enable Future-Focused, Student-Centered K-12 Education

June 12, 2020

Alexis Chambers

Issue(s): State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Develop Educator Capacity

Competency Frameworks and Content Selection at South Bronx Community Charter

June 10, 2020

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction

Education Domain Blog

The Opportunity for a California Profile of a Graduate

June 9, 2020

Roman Stearns

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Redefine Student Success

Education Domain Blog

New Innovation Spotlight Podcast Episode - 2020 Federal and State Policy Priorities

June 5, 2020

Susan Patrick, Alexis Chambers

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, Design for Educational Equity, Increase Access to Broadband, Modernize HEA, State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce, Redefine Student Success, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement

Black Lives Matter

June 3, 2020

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity

Education Domain Blog

A Collective Call to Transform Anguish into Action

June 2, 2020

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, Issues in Practice, State Policy

New Hampshire’s Work Study Practices – Equity and Assessing For Growth

June 2, 2020

Jonathan Vander Els, Ellen Hume-Howard, Paul Leather

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

Recognizing the Critical Importance of Metacognition

May 29, 2020

Jonathan Vander Els, Ellen Hume-Howard, Paul Leather

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, How to Get Started, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning, State Policy, Develop Educator Capacity, Redefine Student Success

New Hampshire’s Work Study Practices – A Five-Year Journey to Understand, Share, Scale, Deepen, and Meaningfully Assess These Critical Competencies

May 26, 2020

Jonathan Vander Els, Ellen Hume-Howard, Paul Leather

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Develop Educator Capacity, Redefine Student Success

Education Domain Blog

Innovation Zones Create Space for Local Educators to Lead Education Transformation

May 20, 2020

Alexis Chambers, Natalie Truong

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones

Earning Diplomas and Degrees Together – A Competency-Based Dual Enrollment School

May 19, 2020

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Design for Educational Equity

Education Domain Blog

Aurora Institute Applauds Proposed Education Department Priorities for Teacher-Led Professional Learning

May 18, 2020

Susan Patrick, Alexis Chambers

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning

Education Domain Blog

Susan Patrick Appointed to the Online Virginia Network Authority Board

May 14, 2020

Communications Staff

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Meaningful Qualifications