Portrait of a Graduate: A Gateway to Competency-Based Learning
This blog post reviews the Next Generation Learning Challenge (NGLC)’s new resource, How Students Develop the Skills & Competencies in
August 24, 2023
Archives: CompetencyWorks
Expanding our Equity Toolkits: Strengthening the Connections between CBE and Equity
My K-12 experience was characterized by the traditional way of teaching students. All of my learning took place in the
August 17, 2023
Learning in a Supportive Community at Clark Street Community School
Recently, I visited Clark Street Community School located in Middleton, WI, a neighboring city of the capital of Wisconsin, and
August 10, 2023
A (Self) Portrait of a Graduate
“How do you grade art?” As a high school visual art teacher, this was the question I was always asked,
August 2, 2023
The X3 Internship Program Models a Vision for Work-Based Learning
This post is the third in a series related to the Aurora Institute’s report, Expanding Student Access to Work-Based Learning:
July 24, 2023
What’s New in K-12 Competency-Based Education?
Resources to Support Competency-Based Education and Remote Learning Educational Equity Resources Eliot Levine is the Aurora Institute’s Research Director and leads CompetencyWorks.
July 23, 2023
Best Practices for High-Quality Work-Based Learning
This post is the second in a series related to the Aurora Institute’s report, Expanding Student Access to Work-Based Learning:
July 20, 2023
The Power of Work-Based Learning in Competency-Based Education
This post is the first in a series related to the Aurora Institute’s report, Expanding Student Access to Work-Based Learning:
July 18, 2023
Contributive Learning: Learning to Add to the World
“The purpose of education is to learn to contribute—not in a specific or standardized way, but in personally relevant, purposeful
July 13, 2023
Showcase, Share, Inspire: Performance-Based Assessment and Competency-Based Learning in Chicago Public Schools
This year, Dr. Ginger Reynolds from EdSystems, a division of Northern Illinois University, and Sonjanita Moore from Chicago Public Schools’
July 6, 2023