Skip to content
Aurora Institute

CompetencyWorks Blog

Drawing on lessons learned by innovators and early adopters, this blog shares original research, knowledge, and a variety of perspectives from across the field of K-12 competency-based education.

A group of students and educators stand outside with arms around each other, smiling and laughing.
Reset

Filter blogs by:

  • Results showing

  • Issues

  • Location

View all posts

Education Domain Posts

CompetencyWorks Posts

results showing

Let Educators Drive: Gradual Release to Learner-Centered Design

May 3, 2022

Andrea Stewart

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Support Professional Learning

Designing Data-Driven Personalized Pathways for Professional Learning

April 26, 2022

Andrea Stewart

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

A Roadmap for Personalized, Competency-Based Professional Learning

April 20, 2022

Andrea Stewart

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

Transparently Tracking and Communicating Progress and Growth in Competency-Based Schools

April 11, 2022

Sandra Moumoutjis

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

Pairing Competency-Based Education with Project-Based Learning Makes for a Powerful Learning Experience

April 5, 2022

Kristin De Vivo

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

Rethinking the Master Schedule in Competency-Based Schools

March 9, 2022

Sandra Moumoutjis

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

Pandemic Pods, Personalized Learning, and the Future of Education

March 2, 2022

Jennifer Poon

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

Whose Standards Are We Privileging? Collaboration and Consultation with Indigenous Leaders

February 25, 2022

Jerad Koepp and Michael Smith

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

A Primer to Indigenous Education: A Case for Tribal Competency Crediting

February 22, 2022

Jerad Koepp and Michael Smith

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Engage Community, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Develop Educator Capacity, Modernize and Diversify the Educator-Leader Workforce

Replacing the Grammar of Schooling with Competency-Based Innovations

February 8, 2022

Sandra Moumoutjis

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

Building 21’s Studio Model: Designing Learning Experiences for Engagement and Impact

January 27, 2022

Sandra Moumoutjis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, Rethink Instruction

Synthesizing the Learning of the Idaho Mastery Education Network

January 20, 2022

Aaron McKinnon, Laurie Gagnon

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Create Pilots and Innovation Zones, Redefine Student Success

Building 21’s Leadership Competencies to Facilitate Competency-Based Learning

January 10, 2022

Sandra Moumoutjis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Lead Change and Innovation, Support Professional Learning

Top 10 CompetencyWorks Blog Posts of 2021

December 16, 2021

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, Evaluate Quality, How to Get Started, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning

Building 21’s Teacher Competencies to Facilitate Competency-Based Learning

December 9, 2021

Sandra Moumoutjis

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

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

December 2, 2021

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Federal Policy, Design for Educational Equity, Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Create Balanced Systems of Assessments, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning

A District-wide Personalized Professional Learning System to Advance Competency-Based Education

November 4, 2021

Eliot Levine

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

Preparing for Your Competency-Based Education Journey: A Process for Success

October 26, 2021

Sandra Moumoutjis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Engage Community, Evaluate Quality, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation

Why Should Schools Transition to Competency-Based Education?

October 14, 2021

Sandra Moumoutjis

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Commit to Equity, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Rethink Instruction

CompetencyWorks Releases Report on Helping Students Develop Essential Habits of Success

October 5, 2021

Eliot Levine

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

A Mastery-Based Math Teacher's Journey

September 29, 2021

Eliot Levine

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

Competency-Based Education Sessions at the 2021 Aurora Institute Symposium

September 15, 2021

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Commit to Equity, Evaluate Quality, How to Get Started, Lead Change and Innovation, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning, State Policy, Create Enabling Conditions for Competency-Based Education, Develop Educator Capacity

Scaling and Spreading Equitable Practices Through the Profile of a South Carolina Graduate Competencies

September 2, 2021

South Carolina Office of Personalized Learning

Issue(s): Issues in Practice, Activate Student Agency, Learn Lessons from the Field, Rethink Instruction, Support Professional Learning, State Policy, Redefine Student Success

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

August 19, 2021

Eliot Levine

Issue(s): 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

Building Habits of Success with the BEST Self-Direction Toolkit

August 12, 2021

Eliot Levine

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