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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

Leadership for Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

February 26, 2025

Shelby Taylor

Issue(s): Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Models for Changing Mindsets

February 20, 2025

Gary Chapin

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Aurora Institute Symposium, Lead Change and Innovation

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

Youth Voices: CBE In the Classroom and Beyond

February 13, 2025

Samarah Bentley

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Aurora Institute Symposium, Activate Student Agency

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

Busting Barriers with AI

February 5, 2025

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Aurora Institute Symposium, Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation

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

BFA Fairfax’s Proficiency-Based System Is a Learning System

January 27, 2025

Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Redefine Student Success, Rethink Instruction, Activate Student Agency

Building a Shared Space of Innovative Research and Learning

January 23, 2025

Dr. Beth Holland, Dr. Rebecca Wolfe, Rolando Fernando, and Dr. Jilliam Joe

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Aurora Institute Symposium, Lead Change and Innovation, Evaluate Quality

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

Transforming Learning: The Power of Competency-Based Models

January 15, 2025

Claire Robertson-Kraft

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Redefine Student Success

How to Have a Conversation About Transformational Leadership

January 9, 2025

Gary Chapin

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Aurora Institute Symposium, Lead Change and Innovation

Full Steam Ahead…Together: A Shared Tagline for the CBE Community

January 6, 2025

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Aurora Institute Symposium, Aurora Institute

Pennsylvania's Journey Towards Student-Centered Learning: Building a Collaborative Statewide Movement

December 19, 2024

Josh Ecker, Kylie Hand

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Lead Change and Innovation

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

Learner-Centered Ecosystems as a Path Forward for Public Education: A Convergence of Perspectives and Research

December 12, 2024

Karen Pittman

Issue(s): Aurora Institute Symposium, Lead Change and Innovation, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education

Celebrating Stories with Leadership Journeys

December 11, 2024

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Aurora Institute Symposium, Aurora Institute

Equitable Grading: A Competency-Based Education Entry Point and Core Practice

December 10, 2024

Joe Feldman

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Redefine Student Success, Base Learning on Mastery Not Seat Time, Design for Educational Equity

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

The Field of Competency-Based Education Is In Motion

December 5, 2024

Chris Sturgis

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Aurora Institute Symposium, State Policy, Issues in Practice

First 100 Days Recommendations: Memo to the Trump-Vance Transition Team

December 3, 2024

Aurora Institute

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Federal Policy

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