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Strategies for Responsive Pacing at the Success Center

June 2, 2022

Eliot Levine

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

The Primary Person Model and Transformative Learning Experiences at Opportunity Academy

May 26, 2022

Eliot Levine

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

Summing up the Competency-Based Education Journey

May 10, 2022

Sandra Moumoutjis

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

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

Education Domain Blog

Federal Government Makes Historic Investments for FY 2022 for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program: Legislative Update

March 29, 2022

Susan Patrick

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

Education Domain Blog

4 Key Takeaways from #SXSWEDU2022

March 14, 2022

Chiara Wegener

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Issues in Practice

Education Domain Blog

The Aurora Institute Seeks Input on Annual Field Survey from Members

March 9, 2022

Chiara Wegener

Issue(s): Aurora Institute, Aurora Institute Symposium

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

Education Domain Blog

U.S. Department of Education Invites New Applications for Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program

February 24, 2022

Fred Jones

Issue(s): Federal Policy, State Policy, Build Balanced Systems of Assessments

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

Education Domain Blog

Announcing the Aurora Institute Symposium 2022 Request for Presentation Proposals

February 16, 2022

Chiara Wegener

Issue(s): Aurora Institute Symposium

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

Education Domain Blog

A Year in Review: 2021 State Legislative Snapshot of Student-Centered Learning Policy Advancements

December 22, 2021

Fred Jones, Jon Alfuth, Ben Erwin

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

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