The Aurora Institute transforms the policy landscape to promote better policies and practices to advance student-centered learning …
The Aurora Institute researches and shares promising practices shaping the future of K-12 personalized, competency-based education …
An online resource to provide information and knowledge about competency education …
This report provides a roadmap and action steps for state policymakers to catalyze transformational change in K-12 education toward a future vision…
October 25-28, 2020
Aurora Institute’s annual conference is the industry’s leading event shaping the future of K-12 education. Experts, practitioners, educators, policymakers and researchers gather and work to transform education.
The Aurora Institute is the leading advocate for transforming learning. We leverage the power of personalized, competency-based learning models to accelerate the shift to student-centered learning …
The mission of the Aurora Institute is to drive the transformation of education systems and accelerate the advancement of breakthrough policies and practices to ensure high-quality learning for all.
On Wednesday, May 13, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET, iNACOL hosted a Leadership Webinar focused on federal and state policy updates, including reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), current U.S. Department of Education Initiatives to support personalized learning, and state course access and innovation zone policies. Maria Worthen highlighted iNACOL’s federal […]
On Wednesday, April 8th, iNACOL hosted a Leadership Webinar featuring the authors of the report Performance-Based Funding & Online Learning: Maximizing Resources for Student Success. The webinar presenters discussed the report highlights and examined performance-based funding models. The report provides an overview of performance-based funding concepts while exploring policy considerations. An important contribution of the report […]
On Friday, April 3, iNACOL hosted a Special Webinar featuring Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL, and Sandra Dop of the Iowa Department of Education. The concept is simple: learning is best measured by students demonstrating mastery, rather than how much time is spent in a classroom. Competency-based education is a fundamental shift toward […]
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On Thursday, March 19, 2015, iNACOL hosted a Teacher Talk Webinar featuring the classroom strategies developed by three educators featured in the Blended Master Teacher Project. Created in partnership with The Learning Accelerator and BetterLesson, the Blended Master Teacher Project presents more than 50 videos featuring the promising practices of 11 high-performing blended teachers from across […]
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In celebration of Open Education Week 2015, iNACOL presented a Leadership Webinar featuring Karl Nelson and Jennifer Wolfe of the K-12 OER Collaborative on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 2:00p – 3:00p ET. The K-12 OER Collaborative is an initiative led by a group of 12 states working to create comprehensive, high-quality open educational resources […]
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On Wednesday, January 14th, iNACOL hosted a Leadership Webinar with Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart. Tom led an interactive discussion about Smart Cities and next generation learning – what’s working and how do we foster more? Tom’s latest book, “Smart Cities That Work for Everyone,” stems from a two year investigation project launched to discover […]
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