May 31, 2023
In April 2024 we created a new graphic representation of the Aurora Institute’s definition of Competency-Based Education (CBE). The goal of the graphic is to show the relationship between the seven elements of the CBE definition. Like the definition itself, the graphic has undergone several iterations based on feedback from people in the CBE field.
Creating a coherent and equitable CBE system requires an inclusive process and a learning orientation in which all participants – educators, students, families, community partners, and policymakers – provide leadership and build capacity to transform school culture, structures, and pedagogy.
From the Blog
October 3, 2024
Using the CBL School Design Rubric to Refine and Deepen Work in one New Hampshire School District
September 30, 2024
Q&A With Rhonda Broussard, Founder and CEO of Beloved Community and Aurora Institute Symposium Keynoter
September 26, 2024
CTE and CBE: A Blueprint for High-Quality Instruction
September 19, 2024
Q&A with Sabba Quidwai, Founder of Designing Schools and Aurora Institute Symposium 2024 Keynoter
September 12, 2024
MUltilingual Strategies for Educators (Project MUSE): Extending the Reach of Teacher Mastery with the ExcEL Leadership Academy
CompetencyWorks Resources
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The History of CompetencyWorks
CompetencyWorks was founded in 2012 by Susan Patrick, former President & CEO of The Aurora Institute, and Chris Sturgis of LearningEdge (formerly of MetisNet). The initiative was designed to focus on knowledge-sharing and on field-building to create opportunities for the voices of innovators to shape the field. Working across the field, early activities included creating a working definition of competency-based education, supporting networks of innovators and new organizations in the field, establishing a focus and strands on competency-based education at the Symposium, and developing and disseminating knowledge through the CompetencyWorks website, wiki, papers, blog posts, and webinars.
As the field has developed, the role of CompetencyWorks has expanded to include describing the work of innovative districts in more depth, identifying and responding to questions and emerging issues from the field, providing light coordination across diverse organizations in the field, hosting briefings for stakeholders (e.g., policymakers, funders, district leaders, and organizations), providing policy development and advocacy, and intervening on issues that are creating vulnerability or confusion within the field.
