Posted February 10, 2020 in education transformation, futures-thinking, futurists
Each year at our annual Symposium, Matthew Shea and Courtney Belolan manage the Voices Hub. It’s a recording space set in the Innovation Corner where attendees can drop by and share their thoughts, lessons learned, and process the ideas they’re getting through the conference. Over the next several weeks, we’ll share some of the most thought-provoking […]
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Posted February 7, 2020 in Mental Health, personalized learning, whole-child by Brooke Stafford-Brizard
The following is a third excerpt and transcript of the Aurora Institute 2019 Symposium opening keynote address, delivered by Chan Zuckerberg Director of Whole Child Development Dr. Brooke Stafford-Brizard. In the address, titled Broadening the Definition of Student Success: A Spotlight on Mental Health, she dives deeply into what it could look like to integrate […]
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Posted January 29, 2020 in stakeholder engagement, student voice, teacher preparation by Courtney Belolan, Matthew Shea, Shawn Rubin
Each year at our annual Symposium, Matthew Shea and Courtney Belolan manage the Voices Hub. It’s a recording space set in the Innovation Corner where attendees can drop by and share their thoughts, lessons learned, and process the ideas they’re getting through the conference. Over the next several weeks, we’ll share some of the most […]
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Posted January 21, 2020 in Equity, Mental Health, Wellbeing by Brooke Stafford-Brizard
The following is part 2 of an excerpt and transcript of the Aurora Institute 2019 Symposium opening keynote address, delivered on October 28th by Chan Zuckerberg Director of Whole Child Development Dr. Brooke Stafford-Brizard. In the address, titled Broadening the Definition of Student Success: A Spotlight on Mental Health, she dives deeply into what it […]
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Posted January 15, 2020 in Balanced Systems of Assessment, Equity by Carla Evans, Maria Worthen, Scott Marion
Competency-based education systems hold promise for maximizing the learning and growth of all students. If well designed and implemented, they can serve critical equity aims by ensuring that all students are supported in meeting key learning and development targets. However, competency-based education systems can’t do this without high-quality assessments and assessment systems to document learning […]
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Posted January 3, 2020 in professional learning, Profile of a Graduate by Natalie Abel Slocum
Small steps are leading to big changes across Virginia communities. In a dawn of new business opportunities across Virginia, all students need to acquire the essential knowledge and skills that lead to lifelong learning, workforce success, and active citizenship. To meet the demands of our changing economy and the needs of today’s learners, Virginia educators […]
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Posted December 23, 2019 in Mental Health, Social Emotional Development, social-emotional learning, whole-child by Brooke Stafford-Brizard
The following is an excerpt and transcript of the Aurora Institute 2019 Symposium opening keynote address, delivered on October 28th by Chan Zuckerberg Director of Whole Child Development Dr. Brooke Stafford-Brizard. In the address, titled Broadening the Definition of Student Success: A Spotlight on Mental Health, she dives deeply into what it could look like […]
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Posted December 12, 2019 in competency-based education, educator workforce, Higher Education, teacher preparation by Katherine Casey
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 […]
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Posted December 6, 2019 in competency-based education, Education Policy, Global Education, international, personalized learning, Practice by Susan Patrick
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 […]
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Posted November 14, 2019 in competency education, competency-based education, Education Policy, Practice by Eliot Levine, Susan Patrick
Today, the CompetencyWorks initiative of the Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL) released What Is Competency-Based Education? An Updated Definition. The report updates the 2011 working definition, which helped to build the field and create common understandings of key elements in competency-based systems among stakeholders. The definition has been used by schools to support design and implementation, […]
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