Today, the Aurora Institute released an issue brief that calls on institutions of higher education (IHEs) to leverage three opportunities to transform the K-12 educator profession. They can support efforts to diversify the workforce; innovate preparation programs for modern, student-centered learning; and promote continuous professional learning and development. Transforming Teaching: What University Presidents and Deans […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 12, 2019) —Recognizing the leverage and convening power of higher education leaders, today the Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL) issued a call to action for them to support the transformation of K-12 education by influencing the future of the educator profession.  A new policy brief, Transforming Teaching: What University Presidents and Deans of […]

Higher education has immense power to support the transformation of K-12 teaching and learning because it incubates future educators and supplies opportunities for professional development. University presidents and deans of colleges of education can also use their influence to support systemic change to modernize the profession through a variety of tools and strategies that are […]

The following is an excerpted transcript of the State of the Field address, delivered on October 28th at the 2019 Symposium by Aurora Institute President and CEO Susan Patrick. In the address, Susan shares global trends in education, key features of new innovative school models, updates to the definition of competency-based education (CBE), and the […]

We have reached a tipping point in recognizing the potential of competency-based education (CBE) to transform K-12 education and providing policy to support these changes. As of today, all 50 states have some form of supportive policy or flexibility to allow competency-based learning.  Today, CompetencyWorks, a project of the Aurora Institute, released the special update […]