CompetencyWorks | August 2022

August 31, 2022

Welcome to the new school year! The Aurora Institute team hopes you are feeling energized to continue to create and implement personalized, competency-based K-12 learning environments and systems. We hope you find inspiration in this recap of August on the CompetencyWorks blog from a teacher guest post to portfolio presentations to CBE resources both new and revisited.

It Starts with Us: An Exploration of Teachers as Self-Directed Leaders

Sarah Hayes, a teacher at Rundlett Middle School and Concord High School in New Hampshire, shares her experience modeling self-direction and explores how teachers can catalyze growth in their students’ self-direction skills.

A map of competency-based education policies across the United States

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CBE Starter Pack 1: Students are Empowered Daily

This post is the first of a series of “CBE Starter Packs” for the seven elements of the Aurora Institute’s 2019 CBE Definition. Whether you are new to CBE or delving deeper into how to cultivate student agency in your learners, find background information and curated resources to get started and keep going.

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4 teachers gathered around a computer talking

A Ten Question CBE Reflection Tool

What do students experience in a competency-based school? Wherever you are in the process of implementing a CBE system, find ideas for using these example answers as a tool for reflection, collecting feedback data from your students, or setting a goal for the coming school year.

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Proving Your Learning Through Portfolio Presentations

Get a first-hand glimpse into one aspect of a balanced, learner-centered assessment system in this post about the Prospect Hill Academy 10th grade portfolio presentation.

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

In this review of new resources from the first part of 2022, find frameworks for student performance and systems change. Learn about recent research about state efforts to support CBE and insights about schools that were relatively prepared for navigating the challenge of the COVID pandemic. Plus check out the Aurora Institute’s state and federal policy priorities and more.

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Join us at the 2022 Aurora Institute Symposium! This year’s virtual event is shaping up to be a can’t miss opportunity to learn about future-focused learning, connect with others, and discover new ideas to put into practice. For more news and updates in K-12 competency-based education, sign up for our monthly newsletters and follow the Aurora Institute on Twitter: @Aurora_Inst.

About CompetencyWorks

CompetencyWorks is an initiative that provides information and knowledge about competency-based education in the K-12 education system. Drawing on lessons learned by innovators and early adopters, CompetencyWorks is an online resource for sharing knowledge, original research and policy advances, and a variety of field perspectives. CompetencyWorks provides an informative blog with practitioner knowledge on key topics and papers on emerging issues, with resources curated from across the field of K-12 competency-based education.

Contact: Laurie Gagnon
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