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The Challenges of a Large, Diverse School District and the Promises of Performance Assessment Micro-credentials

December 2, 2019

Justin Elliott

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning

But What About The Test?

November 25, 2019

Christy Kingham

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Building a District Innovation Ecosystem Accelerates School Transformation

November 19, 2019

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Redefine Student Success

CompetencyWorks Releases Report Updating Definition of Competency-Based Education

November 14, 2019

Eliot Levine, Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, How to Get Started, State Policy, Design for Educational Equity

Education Domain Blog

CompetencyWorks Releases Report Updating Definition of Competency-Based Education

November 14, 2019

Eliot Levine, Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction

Student Thinking Made Visible: Assessing Transferable Skills with Brief Performance Tasks

November 12, 2019

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning

Education Domain Blog

Eliot Levine Shares News on the Definition of Competency-Based Education in the Latest Innovation Spotlight Podcast

November 12, 2019

DeQuendre Bertrand

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction

New Resources and Future Directions in Competency-Based Education

November 7, 2019

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Issues in Practice, State Policy

Where We Started and Where We Are Now: Reflecting on the Field of Competency-Based Education

November 4, 2019

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Issues in Practice, State Policy

Education Domain Blog

iNACOL Has Become the Aurora Institute

October 29, 2019

Susan Patrick

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, State Policy

iNACOL Is Now the Aurora Institute

October 28, 2019

Susan Patrick

Education Domain Blog

The U.S. Department of Education Is Inviting New Applications for Round 3 of the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority

October 26, 2019

Alexis Chambers, Maria Worthen

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement

CompetencyWorks Meetup at the iNACOL Symposium

October 24, 2019

Eliot Levine

Education Domain Blog

Bringing Education Policy and the Learning Sciences into Alignment

October 24, 2019

Natalie Truong

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, State Policy, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Develop Educator Capacity, Redefine Student Success

Education Domain Blog

New Innovation Spotlight Episode – Education Policy and the Learning Sciences with Natalie Truong

October 23, 2019

DeQuendre Bertrand

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Issues in Practice, Rethink Instruction, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Redefine Student Success

Education Domain Blog

Five State Policy Recommendations for Governors: Supporting Innovation in Education for the Future Workforce

October 18, 2019

Susan Patrick, Alexis Chambers, Maria Worthen

Issue(s): State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, Harness Opportunities in ESSA

Education Domain Blog

Seven States With Enabling Policies to Support Innovations in K-12 Education to Offer More Personalized Approaches and Competency-Based Systems

October 16, 2019

Alexis Chambers, Maria Worthen

Issue(s): State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Create Meaningful Qualifications, Fund Innovation, Support Professional Learning

Education Domain Blog

Getting to the Heart of Equity in Education - Pt. 2

October 16, 2019

Kara Bobroff

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Engage Community, Lead Change and Innovation, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce

Learner Variability in the Classroom through Micro-credentials

October 15, 2019

Wendy Xiao

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning

Sustaining and Sharing Cultural Heritage at the Tatitlek Community School

October 10, 2019

Eliot Levine

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

Pathways, Pacing, and Agency Are Intertwined

October 8, 2019

Eliot Levine

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

Bringing Parents Into Competency-Based Schools

October 3, 2019

Eliot Levine

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

Education Domain Blog

New Innovation Spotlight Episode - Assessments in Student-Centered Learning with Maria Worthen and Alexis Chambers

October 1, 2019

DeQuendre Bertrand

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Create Space to Pilot Systems of Assessments, Harness Opportunities in ESSA, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments, Redesign Accountability Systems for Continuous Improvement

Rethinking Grade Levels and Age Groupings at the Whittier Community School

September 30, 2019

Eliot Levine

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