Registration for the Aurora Institute Symposium 2023 is now open. Watch this page for updates to the program.
Please Note: All times are in the Pacific Time Zone.
Sunday
October 15, 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Morning Pre-conference Workshops
| Student-Centered Learning and Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education
Sui-Lan Ho’okano, Enumclaw School District; Joy Nolan, New Learning Collaborative, LLC An Introduction to Competency Frameworks for Students, Educators, and Leaders Sandra Moumoutjis, Building 21 |
9:00 AM-4:00 PM: Full-Day Pre-conference Workshops
PBL Project Slice
Allie Wong, Cris Waldfogel, Sally Kingston, PBLWorks
1:00 PM-4:00 PM: Afternoon Pre-conference Workshops
| Beginning and Sustaining Your Competency-Based Learning Journey
Brian Stack, Jonathan Vander Els, V & S School Solutions
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Monday
October 16, 2023
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM: Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
Location: Oasis 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Opening Plenary Keynote
Building Liberatory Assessment Systems: Performance Assessment as an Equity Strategy
Alcine Mumby, Envision Learning Partners
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Coffee in Exhibit Hall
Location: Oasis 1
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Workshops
| Assessment as Revelation Not Destination
Kelly Niccolls, Cheney Public Schools; Abby Benedetto, Core Shifts |
| Examining and Unpacking Equity in Your School as a Key Design Principle in Creating a CBE Learning System
Claudette Trujillo, Cindy Davis, Amber Swieckowski, Janelle Statsny, Westminster Public Schools |
| Moving From Vision to Reality: What It Takes To Actually Transform Traditional Schools Into Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Organizations
Kathryn Wilson, 2Revolutions; Sandra Moumoutjis, Building 21 |
| Place-Based Design: A Student Facilitated Project Simulation
Amelia Ferenczi, Abby Lyons, Maya Teft, Allison Downer, Stephanie Martinez, Grace Schaafsma, Nate Langel, Holly Postma, Grand Rapids Public Museum High School |
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Book Clubs
| The Change Team Experience: Building Purposeful Leadership Teams
Beth Hamilton, Joanne McEachen, The Learner First |
| Unpacking the Competency-Based Classroom: Equitable, Individualized Learning in a PLC at Work
Jonathan Vander Els, Brian Stack, V & S School Solutions |
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Breakout Sessions
| A New Era for Education: Transforming the Future of Learning and Assessment
David Sherer, Carnegie Foundation |
| Democratized Storytelling as an Equity-Seeking Practice in Education
Rita Harvey, Center for Innovation in Education; Soraya Ramos, Envision Learning Partners; Gary Chapin, Educating for Good |
| District Collaboration at State Scale: Virginia Leads Innovation Network (VALIN) in Year Five
Gena Keller, Commonwealth Learning Partnership; Yardley Farquharson, Greensville County Public Schools; Amy Griffin, Virginia Association of School Superintendents; Tinkhani White, Amos Fodchuk, Advanced Learning Partnerships; Pam Moran, Virginia School Consortium for Learning |
| Each One, Teach One: Diversifying the Educator Workforce by Supporting Paraprofessionals
Arryana Olavarria, Carlon Howard, Equity Institute; Aubrey Schabowsky, Rosemely Osorio, Central Falls District |
| Lindsay Unified School District’s Leadership Journey: Unlocking the Potential of Our Individual and Collective Leadership Through a Learner-Centered Leadership Lab Experience
Cinnamon Scheufele, Thomas Rooney, Chris McJunkin, Lindsay Unified School District; Nikolaus Namba, Transcend |
| Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth Leading Change
Lincoln Bacal, Natasha Loya, Bridgemakers |
| Prioritizing What Matters Most: Community-Based Design
Jenee Henry Wood, Cynthia Robinson-Rivers, Transcend; Erin Swanson, Edgecombe County Public Schools; Lucy Weatherly, Intrinsic Schools |
| Redesigning With Students: The Power of Student Voice and Student Action in Rethinking Education
Abigail Quirk, Paige Hoffman, DC Public Schools; Alexander De Leon, Arthur Mola, Cardozo Education Campus; London Gray, Nubia Gerima, Dunbar High School |
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Meet the Experts
Personalized Learning for School and Community Reciprocity
Dr. Sonn Sam, Big Picture Learning; Lisa Harmon-Martínez, Future Focused Education
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Pop Up Problems of Practice
Bridging Divides in Connection and Community: Building Student Belonging in Virtual Learning
Beth Rabbitt, The Learning Accelerator; David Miyashiro, Cajon Valley Union School District; Jason Brooks, relativ.ai
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Book Clubs
| How To Implement Anything Well Using the Practices From the New School Rules
Anthony Kim, Education Elements & Scholarus Learning |
| Book Talk – Redesigning Education and Reigniting Democracy with The Open System
Doannie Tran, The Open System Institute / Center for Innovation in Education |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
| Building a Teacher-Led Quality Performance Learning and Assessment Consortium
Ellen Hume-Howard, Kathleen White, Bari Boisvert, Sue Downer, New Hampshire Learning Initiative (NHLI) |
| Building Blocks for Building Futures: Let Youth Lead the Way
Amy Spicer, Carly Schwab, Colorado Education Initiative; Brock Benton, Sienna Gallegos, Tom Hays, Sarah Ramirez, Alamosa School District |
| Building Towards Possible: The Freedom Dreams Lab
Lavada Berger, Transcend; Melissa Pintor Carnagey, Tyson Carnagey, Sex Positive Families; Marvin Pierre, Eight Million Stories, Inc. |
| Culture, Identity, and Voice: Student Perspectives on Learner Agency Through Formative Assessment
Larissa Peru, Kasie Betten, Sunnyside Unified School District; Yesenia Ayala, WestEd; Dominic Shoals, Kiara Paez, Alonso Lara Moreno, Ivan Angulo, Desert View High School NCAA Updates: The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Catalyst for Change Sarah Overpeck, Christa Palmer, NCAA Eligibility Center |
| Partnering With Youth To Lead Competency-Based Transformation
Loren Demeroutis, Big Picture Learning; Denae Rowe, Izaiah Jones, Tonasket Choice High School; Xitlally Medina, Isaiah Vargas, Big Picture Ukiah at South Valley |
| Trailblazers: Charting a New Path Toward Student-Centered School Quality Systems
Julianna Charles Brown, KnowledgeWorks; LaToya Beecham, Youth Expert and College Student; Caridad Lopez, Milford Public Schools; Jeff Broom, Chicago Public Schools; David Cook, Kentucky Department of Education; Dr. Sonn Sam, Big Picture Learning |
| Whole-Child Learning Requires Whole-System Solutions: Integrating the Science of Learning, Instructional Practice, and School Design To Advance and Sustain Educational Equity
Jazmin Hernandez-Lavezzo, Gretchen Livesey, Center for Whole-Child Education; Bree Dusseault, Center on Reinventing Public Education; Lisa Wyatt, Next Education Workforce initiative at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Meet the Experts
Innovation Zones, A Path to Local Wisdom
Tony Monfiletto, Lisa Harmon-Martínez, Future Focused Education
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Pop Up Problems of Practice
Equity Institute’s Root Cause Equity Analysis: Digging Deep to Uncover the Root Causes of Inequity
Carlon Howard, Katya Rodriguez Roman, Julian Bessinger, Equity Institute
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM: Workshops
| Diversifying the Educator Workforce in New England: Disrupting the System by Design
Glennys Sánchez, David Ruff, Dr. Carrie Young-McWilliams, Great Schools Partnership |
| From Theory to Practice: Building Competency-Based Learner-Centered Classrooms
Christy Kingham, Springpoint Schools; Greg Zimdahl, The Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria; Jessica Waters, Nowell Leadership Academy |
| Next-Level Real World Learning
David Berg, Big Picture Learning; Students, San Diego Met High School |
| Using Competency Portfolios To Replace Traditional Time-Based, Age-Based, and Course-Based Structures To Enable Anytime, Anywhere Learning and Unlock the Master Schedule
Sandra Moumoutjis, Thomas Gaffey, Building 21 |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Keynote Plenary Luncheon
Lifting up Student Voices Around the Future of Learning
Virgel Hammonds, KnowledgeWorks and Students
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM: Book Clubs
| ED-VOLUTION: Igniting Change Within Our Schools
Brittanye Mohrbacher, Fairfax County Public Schools |
| Learning To Leave: How Real-World Learning Transforms Education
Elliot Washor, Big Picture Learning |
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM: Breakout Sessions
| Adapting a School Timetable To Support Competency-Based Learning and Assessment
Jennifer Dousett, Chris Jacoby, Evan Hall, Collingwood School |
| Elevating Emotional Wellness in Adolescents
Téa Washington, China Jones-Burgess, Milayo Olufemi, D.C. State Board of Education |
| How Can Schools Use the Accreditation Process to Fuel Their Journey to Personalized, Competency-Based Learning?
Susie Bell, Eddie Arteaga, Mastery Transcript Consortium; George Edwards, New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Innovative Learning Models and the Future of School
Joel Rose, New Classrooms; Jenee Henry Wood, Saya Taniguchi, Transcend |
| It Takes A Village: Crowdsourcing and Collaborating for Innovation
Brennan Barnard, Khan Schools Network; Chad Carlson, One Stone; Tyler Thigpen, The Forest School; Sandra Moumoutjis, Building 21; Kimberly Dow, Khan Lab School; Dr. Brandi B. Kenner, Choice Filled Lives |
| From Policy to Practice: Helping Districts Take Advantage of Innovative Policy – Moving from Transaction to Transformation
Ann Ellefson, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction; Jon Alfuth, Lori Phillips, KnowledgeWorks; Cory Steiner, Northern Cass School District; Pat Phillips, Bismarck Public Schools |
| Removing Silos: Bringing Together Student Services and Learning and Teaching To Serve the Whole Child
Kaline Sandven Marinello, Melissa Olson, Jackie Lawson, Spring Lake Park Public Schools |
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM: Meet the Experts
Colorblind or Naw? A Deep Dive Into How Colorblindness Impacts School Culture
Jazminn Williams, Aurora Institute; Dr. Angelique Drakeford, Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Charter School
How Local, State, and National Policies Can Support CBE and Personalized Learning
Dr. James Lane, PDK International
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM: Pop Up Problems of Practice
Schools and Districts Need Radical Innovation, Now. Let’s Make It Happen.
Rachel Klein, Catalyst:Ed; Bree Dusseault, Center on Reinventing Public Education; David Miyashiro, Cajon Valley Union School District
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Workshops
| Developing Student Agency Through Formative Assessment: Instructional Practices That Support Agency and Equity
Yesenia Ayala, Chase Midyett, WestEd |
| From Poster to Practice: Key Practical Strategies To Activate Your Graduate Portrait From Four Trailblazing Districts and Schools
Andrew Calkins, Next Generation Learning Challenges; Nicole Allard, Leading for Transformation; Tom Klapp, Northern CASS School District; Thomas Rooney, Lindsay Unified School District; Michelle Rainey, Da Vinci Schools; Dr. Jesse Bacon, Dr. Adrienne Usher, Bullitt County Public Schools; Milissa Sutton, Da Vinci Connect; Dr. Matthew Wunder, Da Vinci Schools; Steve Wallis, Da Vinci Institute |
| The Role of Grading and Reporting in Transforming a System Toward an Equitable Mastery-Based or Competency-Based Model: Is Grading Where You Start or End?
Catherine Thorn, Rose Colby, 2Revolutions |
| Youth Civic Infrastructure Fund: Collaboration in Education Transformation and Philanthropic Innovation for Social Change
Moneka Stevens, Maria Rogahn, Lisa Harmon-Martínez, Future Focused Education |
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM: Coffee in Exhibit Hall
Location: Oasis 1
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Book Clubs
| How Enhancing Student Agency Can Empower All Learners and Help To Create a Healing and Resilience-Based Model of Schooling
Mike Ruyle, Marzano Resources; Bill Zima, Marzano Academies |
| Making the Shift to Equitable, Learner-Centered Education: Harnessing Mental Models, Motivations, and Moves
Andrea Stewart, Learning Couture, LLC |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
| Beyond Silver Bullets: Sharing Innovative Learning Models
Ryan Hall, Cynthia Robinson-Rivers, Transcend; Sara Carlson Striegel, Valor Collegiate Academies; Eva Wilson, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools; Michael Lamb, DCPS |
| Evaluation(s) of Large-Scale Personalized Competency-Based Education Implementation: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Gregory Seaton, Rebecca Wolfe, KnowledgeWorks |
| Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms
Jeffrey Tooker, Ed.D, Placer Union High School District; Joe Feldman, Crescendo Education Group, LLC |
| Monitoring Implementation of PCBL at the District and School Level
Jeni Gotto, Brian Kosena, Pamela Swanson, Ken Ciancio, Westminster Public Schools; Roger Vadeen, Sunset Ridge PK-8; Brenda Martin, Colorado STEM Academy |
| Redefining the Student Role in Assessment and Learning: Creating System Wide Coherence, Policies, and Practices that Drive Learner Agency
Cali Kaminsky, WestEd; Pam Betten, Sunnyside Unified School District |
| The Impact on Students After a Decade of Competency-Based Learning Implementation in New Hampshire
Brian Stack, Jonathan Vander Els, Kathy White, Ellen Hume-Howard, New Hampshire Learning Initiative (NHLI) Using Your Profile of a Graduate To Create Pathways From K-12 to College and Career Anh Nguyen, Global Online Academy; Cory Henwood, Iron County School District; Jennifer Horton, Western Placer Unified School District; Kacey Thorne, Western Governors University |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Meet the Experts
Sustaining Systems Transformation…Lindsay Unified 15 Years Into the Journey!
Tom Rooney, Cinnamon Scheufele, Lindsay Unified School District
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Pop Up Problems of Practice
How We Work Is the Work… So Let’s Change the Way We Work Together
Rita Harvey, Center for Innovation in Education
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Workshops
| Architects for Authenticity: Evidence and Storytelling in Competency-Based Learning Communities
Aaron Schorn, Unrulr, Nalukai Foundation; Michael Peller, Chloe Scott, Hillbrook School; Christine (Chris) Egy Rose, Education Entrepreneur |
| From Vision to Victory: Creating a (Strategic) Plan for Community-Wide Innovation
Nicole Assisi, Shelli Kurth, Thrive Public Schools; Courtney Ochi, Lemon Grove Academy Elementary |
| Harness AI and CBE in Your School To Help Your Students Change the World!
Jon Fila, Intermediate District 287; Avery Rueb, Vanier College |
| Using Universal Design for Learning To Foster Student Agency in Your Competency-Based School
Melissa Sanjeh, CAST; Sherann Jackson-Alkins, Action for Boston Community Development – ABCD University High School |
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM: Book Clubs
| Agency by Design – A Playbook for Educators
Derek Wenmoth, FutureMakers; Marsha Jones, Springdale School District (Retired); George Edwards, New England Association of Schools and Colleges; Dr. Annette Thompson, Inquire Innovation |
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM: Breakout Sessions
| Can State Level Intermediary Organizations Save Education?
Doannie Tran, Rita Harvey, Center for Innovation in Education |
| Enabling Anytime, Anywhere Learning: Exploring the Necessary Shifts in the Mindsets and Practices of the Adults
Thomas Gaffey, Heather Harlen, Building 21 |
| How Competency-Based STEM Increased Access to Advanced Courses for Inner City Youth
Marquita Jones, Andrea Apolinar, Andrea Guajardo, Journi Easter, Guidance Henderson, Ana Mihajilovic, Meghan Tristano, Phoenix STEM Military Academy- Chicago Public Schools District 299 |
| Measuring Learning: The Celebration and Areas for Growth Between Competencies and Standards
Rebecca Midles,Getting Smart; Erin Whalen, Da Vinci RISE High School; Shameka Gerald, YELLOW; Claudette Trujillo, Westminster Public Schools; Dr. Keeanna Warren, Purdue Polytechnic High School Innovative Schools Mix & Mingle with Transcend Jenee Henry Wood, Ryan Hall, Sarah Akhtar, Transcend |
| New Urgency for Accountability Redesign in Colorado Policy and Practice
Rebecca Holmes, Colorado Education Initiative; Karen Quanbeck, Colorado Education Initiative |
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM: Meet the Experts
Increasing BIPOC Voices at the Policy Table
Dr. Christina M. Kishimoto, Former State Superintendent, Hawaii ’21; Dr. Carmen I Ayala, Former State Superintendent, Illinois ’23, Jhone Ebert, State Superintendent, State of Nevada
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Networking Reception
Location: Oasis 1
7:15 PM - 9:45 PM: Film Screening & Panel Discussion
The First Class documentary follows the founding class of Crosstown High in Memphis, TN, one of the XQ schools that is redefining the future of learning.
Tuesday
October 17, 2023
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM: Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
Oasis 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Morning Plenary Keynote
Systems Change Success Stories: Lessons Learned from Future-Focused Leaders
Laurie Gagnon, CompetencyWorks, Aurora Institute (Facilitator); Cinnamon Scheufele, Robert Hurtado, Lindsay Unified School District; Claudette Trujillo, Dylan Shelofsky Westminster Public Schools (Panelists)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Coffee in Exhibit Hall
Location: Oasis 1
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Workshops
| Early Learners Deserve Agency Too: K-2 Agency Research, Tools, and the Lindsay Implementation Story
Cinnamon Scheufele, Chris McJunkin, Cassandra Luna, Sheri Gonzalez, Lindsay Unified School District; Nikolaus Namba, Jane Bryson, Cynthia Leck, Transcend; Orly Friedman, Red Bridge School |
| Leading Change in Times of Change
Derek Wenmoth, FutureMakers |
| From Concept to Classroom: Tools To Support Multi-Level Planning and Instruction
Bridget Cahill Hagerman, Dylan Shelofsky, Olivia McCartney, Kao Nou Thao, Robin Proctor, Westminster Public Schools; Scott Bacon, Center for Competency-Based Education by Empower |
| Making Personalized Learning Efforts Sustainable Beyond Five Years in K-12
Kristen Watkins, Akiba Yavneh Academy |
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Breakout Sessions
| Building Customized Pathways for Student Agency, Belonging, and Connection Using the GRAD Partnership’s New Student Success Team Reflection Tool
Jeri Crispe, Everyone Graduates Center Johns Hopkins University; Sheena Lall, Talent Development Secondary; Dr. Monique Darrisaw-Akil, Uniondale Union Free School District |
| Building the Future of Education: Creating Equitable Teacher Residencies for All
Sabrina Baptiste, InnovateEDU; Bryan Hassel, Public Impact/Opportunity Culture |
| Increasing Capacity and Support for Mastery-Based Learning (MBL) in Washington State Through the MBL Collaborative: Moving Practice to Policy
Alissa Muller, Seema Bahl, Washington State Board of Education; Joy Nolan, New Learning Collaborative, LLC; Kate Gardoqui, Great Schools Partnership; Michael Nguyen, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board; Eliot Levine, Aurora Institute |
| Kentucky’s Student Microcredentials: Innovating for Success in Algebra I
Robin Hyden, Kentucky Department of Education; Lauren Bierbaum, XQ; Kelly DeLong, Kentucky Center for Mathematics; Jon Alfuth, KnowledgeWorks |
| Meet the Learner-Centered Ecosystem Inventors
Alin Bennett, Education Reimagined; Steve Heath, FabX; Greg MacPherson, Big Thought; Kara Bobroff, Native American Community Academy and NACA Inspired Schools Network Student Voice: Why Strength-Based IEPs Matter Barbara Pape, Digital Promise; Stevie Mays, Reach Every Voice; Misha Nicholas, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants |
| System Leadership: Where Do We Go From Here?
Melissa Harris, Transcend; Tamara Willis, Susquehanna Township School District; Anibal Soler, Jr., Schenectady City Schools |
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Pop Up Problems of Practice
Partnering With Communities To Address Complex Student Needs
Malika Ali, Shawn Rubin, Throughline Learning
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Meet the Experts
| Leadership Perspectives on Kindling a Competency-Based Mindset
Carissa Duran, Escondido Union High School District; Ashley Ferrara, Academy for Software Engineering |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Book Clubs
Moving Toward Instructional Coherence: How Four Popular Student-Centered Approaches Deepen Identity, Agency, Equity, and Community
Andrea Browning, Cali Kaminsky, WestEd
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
| A Call for Development: The Needed Coordination Between the Federal Government, States, and School Communities To Create More Student-Centered Approaches
Michael Watson, New Classrooms; Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction; Nick Rodriquez, Delivery Associates; Chris Rush, Former Official, US Department of Education |
| CALIFORNIA: Developing a Strategy to Expand Competency-Based Education
Jon Alfuth, KnowledgeWorks; Nicole Allard, Leading for Transformation; David Lipkin, LiFT Learning; Tom Rooney, Lindsay Unified; Roman Stearns, Scaling Student Success Centering Youth as Co-Designers of a Competency-Based Approach to Reimagining School Rohan Menon, Adrienne Vitullo, reDesign; Salome Murcia-Gonzalez, Centennial Secondary, Coquitlam, BC; Ellah Wambach, Stony Point High School |
| Developing Robust Adult Capacity-Building Models for Competency-Based Learning
Antonia Rudenstine, reDesign; Stephanie DiStasio, South Carolina Department of Education – Office of Personalized Learning; Sujata Bhatt, Incubate Learning; Teisha Holloway, Digital Arts and Technology Academy; Doris Korda, Korda Institute for Teaching; Christian Angel, Columbus Online Academy 9-12, Columbus City Schools |
| Going Big: Regional Approaches to Providing Access to Real World Learning
David Berg, Andrea Purcell, Big Picture Learning; Paige Boetefuer, YouthForce NOLA; Mike May, Future Focused Education; Emmy Berry, Park Hill School District |
| Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Cooking Up Learner-Centered Strategies To Transform Education
Alan Young, Courtney Williams, Irma Bektic, Sarah Weedman, Maddie Shepard, Jefferson County Public Schools |
| The School Wellness Wheel: Amazing Results When Cloverdale Middle School Implemented CBE along with Trauma Responsive and Culturally Affirming Teaching
Mike Ruyle, Marzano Resources; Donterio Porter, Little Rock School District |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Meet the Experts
Reimagining and Reconceptualizing Assessment for the Future of Learning
Laurie Gagnon, Aurora Institute; Rita Harvey, Center for Innovation in Education; Soraya Ramos, Envision Learning Partners
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Pop Up Problems of Practice
Hybrid Schools in Action: Student-Centered, Innovative, and Flexible Learning Models
Kim Loomis, i3DigitalPD; Dan Mahlandt, Valor Preparatory Academy
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM: Workshops
| Applying the Concept of Competency-Based Learning to Leadership Development: How Leaders Can Advance Their Own Professional Growth While Promoting Student Learning
Scott Laliberte, New Hampshire Learning Initiative |
| Enacting the Portrait of a Learner (POL) Through Deeper Learning Competencies
Kathleen White, Ann Hadwen, New Hampshire Learning Initiative (NHLI) |
| Leading Learner-Centered Education
Dria Setter, Brenda Vogds, Kate Sommerville, Zak Lenski, The Institute for Personalized Learning |
| The Magic in the Middle: Starting System-Wide Personalized Learning with Middle Schools
Rebecca Midles, Victoria Andrews, Getting Smart |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Keynote Plenary Luncheon
Re-Building the Black Teacher Pipeline: Attracting, Retaining, and Sustaining a More Inclusive Teacher Workforce for Today and Tomorrow
Sharif El-Mekki, Center for Black Educator Development
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM: Book Clubs
| Hack Assessment and Enhance Our Student Ownership
Starr Sackstein, Mastery Portfolio |
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM: Breakout Sessions
| Achieving Competencies Through PBL (Project-Based Learning) During Intersessions & Seminars
JoAnn Groh, City Center for Collaborative Learning; Shandria Campbell, Hannah Louie, Zoey Jackson, Asa Madden, LJ Lang, JoJo Villa, Marcis Taylor, Griffin Jones-Hedrick, Paulo Freire Freedom School |
| Building Executive Functions To Supercharge Literacy Development
Gretchen Livesey, Jazmin Hernandez-Lavezzo, Center for Whole-Child Education |
| Competency-Based Teacher Certification: The ExcEL Pathway to Preparing All Teachers To Work Effectively With Multilingual Learners
Laureen Avery, Dr. Jason Cervone, UCLA Center X/ExcEL Leadership Academy; Michaela McCaughey, Matt Lim, The Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts (TAPA); Jennifer Rousseau, Elisabeth Coco, Erika Vacher, Erin Putnam, Nashua School District Creating Opportunities for All: High School Pathways to Success Jennifer Echols, Marlo Loria, Vatricia Harris, Allison Seitz, Josh Henderson, Shaun Reedy, Mesa Public Schools |
| Elevating Learner-Centered Values Within High-Quality Competency Design
Sydney Schaef, Antonia Rudenstine, reDesign; Rebecca Midles, Getting Smart |
| Infusing Next Gen Learning Into Everyday Practice
Jill Loveall, Caree Heidenreich, ASU Preparatory Academy |
| Leveraging Student Surveys to Catalyze Learner-Centered Improvement
Devin Vodicka, Learner-Centered Collaborative; Rebecca Wolfe, Gregory Seaton, KnowledgeWorks |
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM: Pop Up Problems of Practice
Innovation and Justice for All: Redesigning Secondary Interventions To Disrupt Inequity
Carissa Duran, Mia Funk, Escondido Union High School District
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Workshops
| Designing Culturally Responsive and Equitable Project-Based Learning Experiences for All Students
Tasia Chatman Ed.D., Springpoint |
| Equitable Engagement With Future-Ready Learning: Transforming the Education System Through Competency-Based Core and Career & Technical Education Pathways
Michelle Barry, Bernardo Nelson, Madison Thomas, Hannah Wendt, IGNITE Pathways, Woodbine Community School District; Andrea Stewart, Learning Couture, LLC |
| Kentucky Crafted: How Inclusive Design Shaped a New Vision for the Future of Education
David Cook, Sarah Snipes, Kentucky Department of Education |
| Remaking Middle School: Reimagining What Learning Will Look Like at Your School for Tweens
Nicole Assisi, Shelli Kurth, Thrive Public Schools, ; Courtney Ochi, Lemon Grove Academy Elementary |
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM: Coffee in Exhibit Hall
Location: Oasis 1
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
| CBE and Healing/Resilience-Centered Education: A New Model of Schooling to Empower All Stakeholders
Mike Ruyle, Marzano Resources; Awaachiáookaate’ (Jason Cummins, Ed. D.), Montana State University, Former Deputy Director, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans; Donterio Porter, Little Rock School District; Bill Zima, Marzano Academies |
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| Driving Personalization and Instructional Innovation
Avery Balasbas, Modern Classrooms; Don Allen, KIPP Northstar; Melissa Stagg, NYC Department of Education |
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| Identifying Your North Star, Compass, and Vessel: Successfully Navigating Your Voyage to PCBL
Jennifer Throndsen, Nathan Auck, Emily Berry, Rick Gaisford, Utah State Board of Education |
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| From CD Burners to AI: Understanding How Today’s Students Are Defining the Future of Education Through the Lens of Twenty Years of Speak Up Research
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow
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| Unbundling Learning: College and Career Pathways and Competency-Based Education
Jon Alfuth, KnowledgeWorks; Pat Phillips, Bismarck Public Schools; Brenda Vogds, representing Kettle Moraine School District; Ken Spencer, Lindsay Unified School District; Student |
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| Why Not Us? Partnerships Accelerate Transformation of Learning Systems Across the Southwest Landscape Through the Arizona Personalized Learning Network
Robin Kanaan, KnowledgeWorks; Peter Boyle, Center for the Future of Arizona; Lisa Anderson, Yuma Union High School District; Jennifer Echols, Mesa Public Schools; Stephen Schadler, Santa Cruz Valley 35 Unified School District; Julie Valenzuela, Tassi Call, Amphitheater Public Schools |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Pop Up Problems of Practice
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence To Generate Genuine Learning: A Problems of Practice Session To “Chat” About the Anxieties, Barriers, and Benefits
Davina Sauthoff, Amber Wright, Melanie Durfee, Utah State Board of Education; Michael Hakkarinen, Modern Classrooms Project
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Workshops
| Building Learner Agency: From Clarity to Competency
Dr. Jeanette Westfall, Liberty Public Schools, The Core Collaborative; Kara Vandas, The Core Collaborative |
| Closing the Social Capital Gap Through Real World Learning
Sonn Sam, Anthonette Peña, Big Picture Learning |
| Crafting a Competency-Based Instructional Vision
Luke Bauer, Ashley Davis, Springpoint |
| Student Self-Efficacy Through Digital Portfolios
Robert Jankowski, Lucio Sanchez, Kassandra Ramirez, Heather Madrigal, Anelys Romo-Herrra, Emeli Garcia, Yuma Union High School District |
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM: Breakout Sessions
| Co-Designed Experiences for Authentic Learner-Centered Learning
Jessica Enderson, Transcend; Cory Steiner, Tom Klapp, Northern Cass School District |
| Increasing College Access: The Promise of SEL in Virtual Dual-Enrollment
Ashley Fellows, The Learning Accelerator; Leah Eggers, Jobs for the Future; Longkee Vang, Greater Twin Cities United Way; Corrin Pitluck, American Institutes for Research |
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM: Pop Up Problems of Practice
| Creating Easy-To-Use Learning Experiences That Increase CBE Buy-In
Avery Rueb, Vanier College; Sandra Moumoutjis, Building 21 |
Please Note: All times are in the Pacific Time Zone.