CompetencyWorks | Mid-April 2020

April 22, 2020

This monthly newsletter shares the latest CompetencyWorks blog posts and Aurora Institute publications—providing thought leadership and practical lessons learned from the field to support transformation toward personalized, competency-based K-12 schools and systems.

Personalized Learning from a Distance: An Early Report from Schools Closed by Coronavirus

5^th-grade teacher Tyler Muth explains the early COVID-19 responses and personalized student supports in Harrisburg, South Dakota, a leading school district in competency-based transformation.

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Webinar – Online Learning, Special Education, and Serving Students with Disabilities

On Monday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m. ET, hear from experts Ace Parsi and Sean Smith about how online learning can be made more accessible, engaging, and effective for K-12 students with disabilities.

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Virtual Youth Summit Supports Student Agency and Community-Building During COVID-19 School Closures

“Living and Learning During A Pandemic” was the theme of a week-long online youth summit organized by the Mastery Collaborative that provided opportunities for students to share experiences, build leadership skills, and take positive action.

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Educating the Whole Child (and Young Adult) at Alta Vista Innovation High School

This deeply personalized learning center in Los Angeles County provides many non-academic opportunities and supports, such as very flexible schedules, resources for parenting students, and extensive wellness and vocational opportunities.

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Alta Vista student and teacher sitting at table

Flexible Pacing: Running The Same Race

Veteran teacher Alyson Wright of Fulton County, South Carolina shares strategies and ways of thinking to make flexible pacing effective and manageable in personalized learning classrooms.

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Aurora Institute Symposium 2020 Registration Is Now Open

Join the largest gathering dedicated to the future of teaching and learning, October 25-28 in San Antonio, TX. Dive deep into our event website to learn what’s in store for this year.

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Aurora Institute Symposium 2020 – Call For Proposals

The Aurora Institute is planning Symposium 2020 and has every expectation it will proceed Oct. 25-28, 2020, in San Antonio. Our call for presentation proposals is officially open until May 1, 2020.

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Wishing good health to you and your families, schools, and communities.

Eliot Levine, Susan Patrick, and Ashley Jones
Aurora Institute CompetencyWorks

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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: Eliot Levine
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