TLA launches the School Teams AI Collaborative in partnership with Leading Educators
The initiative brings together teams of leaders and teachers from 19 high schools from across the country.
Virgel Hammonds named CEO of Aurora
Virgel Hammonds is named CEO of the Aurora Institute, championing a strategic direction for the organization’s future as a leader in the education innovation space.
TLA launches Exponential Learning Initiative
With support from the Walton Family Foundation, TLA launches the Exponential Learning Initaitive–accelerating the scaling of virtually-supported learning acceleration strategies across 10 networks.
CBE Spreads to All 50 States
The Aurora Institute’s field definition of competency-based education has been adopted, in part, by all 50 states. Additionally, every state now has some sort of policy on the books that lets schools measure success based on mastery, not seat time.
TLA launches Hop, Skip, Leapfrog Framework
By interviewing over 30 system leaders and subject matter experts, TLA creates the Hop, Skip, Leapfrog Guide profiling over 100 of the strategies teams put into place during the pandemic.
TLA launches Always Ready for Learning Coaching Network
On the heels of the pandemic, leaders were rapidly transforming their schools and systems in the midst of incredible uncertainty, and they needed individualized support. TLA launched the Always Ready for Learning (ARL) Coaching Network to ensure K-12 school system leaders found support across multiple areas of need.
iNACOL becomes Aurora Institute & Updates CBE Definition
Given the organization’s shifting focus towards competency-based education and systems change work, the organization rebrands from iNACOL to the Aurora Institute. After gathering feedback from the field, Aurora released an updated version of the CBE definition in 2019 to place more emphasis on the importance of student agency, varied pacing and pathways, and educational equity.
TLA launches Resources and Guidance site
TLA launches Resources and Guidance site–an openly licensed website housing best practices and strategies aimed at advancing learner-centered education.
Dr. Beth Rabbitt named CEO of TLA
Dr. Beth Rabbitt is named CEO of The Learning Accelerator, championing a focus of blended learning, measurement, human capital, and knowledge and tool dissemination.
TLA Launches K-12 OER Collaborative
The K-12 OER Collaborative is launched as a multi-state planning effort coordinated and funded by TLA. This leads to a tidal wave of new and transformative instructional materials, OpenEd Resources, including a partnership with Illustrative Mathematics to create high-quality, openly licensed middle school math core curriculum.
The Learning Accelerator (TLA) is founded
TLA is created with the mission to address barriers for school districts implementing blended and personalized learning.
CompetencyWorks is founded & iNACOL develops CBE framework
CompetencyWorks has shaped the field’s understanding of competency-based education since its founding in 2011, when Aurora, in partnership with CCSSO and over 100 educators from the field, developed a definition of CBE.
