Now Available – Aurora Institute Symposium 2022 Digital Content

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Symposium 2022 Digital Content Library Is Live At the Aurora Institute, we’re committed to making sure that our resources are accessible by school and district leaders, teachers, policymakers, nonprofits, and others engaged in designing and implementing new, innovative learning models to change the future of education. In that spirit of collaboration, we are excited to share with you digital content from the Aurora Institute Symposium 2022 – the field’s largest gathering of education innovators working to transform K-12 education. Symposium 2022 Digital Content Library This year’s Symposium was designed to build the capacity of the field to implement equitable, whole-child, personalized, competency-based systems. Attendees had access to keynotes and more than 70 sessions highlighting breakthrough practices and policies, equipping them with new knowledge and best practices from the field. And now, the Symposium  video recordings and slide decks from these keynotes and sessions are available to you. Digital Content Library Preview Culture, Identity, and Voice: Student Perspectives on Agency and Ownership of Learning Empowering and Elevating Student Voice in Policy Development and Discussions in a Post-COVID-19 System We’re Empowered! How Our Voices and Choices Are Leading to Student Ownership and Personalization From the State House to the Classroom: Competency-Centered System Design Catalyzes Equitable, Rigorous, and Engaged Learning Avoiding the Pitfalls of Fake-quity? Our District’s Journey Towards True Educational Equity Learner-Centered Leadership Lab: Insights From Learner-Centered Superintendents The Bridge From Policy to Practice: Empowering Districts to Take Advantage of State Policy Flexibilities Enacting Equity-Seeking Habits While Redesigning Assessment and Accountability From Local Communities Up to the SEA in Kentucky Exploring Flexible Learning and Future Policy Reform Through Colorado’s Blended Learning Initiative (BLI) Igniting a Vision for Education Systems Transformation: Future Directions in Policy and Practice with Susan Patrick, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aurora Institute  Spotlighting Efforts to Transform Education Systems Toward Personalized, Competency-Based Learning with Dr. David Miyashiro, Cecily Schmidt, Dr. Randy Spaulding and moderated by Dr. Eliot Levine Unlocking the Student Perspective: Meeting the Needs of All Students Through Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Designs with Kalei Delovio, Riley Devine, Louisianny Martinez, Masho Primmer and moderated by Dr. Loretta Goodwin Future-Focused Promising Practices to Implement Personalized, Competency-Based Education with Ashley Ferrara, Jose Guzman Jr., Damarr Smith and moderated by Laurie Gagnon Advancing Policy & Advocacy Enacting Equity-Seeking Habits While Redesigning Assessment and Accountability From Local Communities Up to the SEA in Kentucky The Bridge From Policy to Practice: Empowering Districts to Take Advantage of State Policy Flexibilities Student-Centered Accountability and Assessment Coalition: Emerging Opportunities for Rethinking Federal Assessment and Accountability Design Aligning K-12, Higher Education, & Employment Pathways Building Motivating, Inclusive, and Equitable CTE Pathways Through Language Certification Achieving Diversity and Equity: Pathways to College Success and the Teaching Profession Designing New Learning Models/Redesign Reimagining School in Rural America: The Transcend Rural Schools Design Community Culture, Identity, and Voice: Student Perspectives on Agency and Ownership of Learning Sidestepping Barriers to Implementing Family Engagement in Your Classroom Elevating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Social Justice Awareness is Key: Why All Change Efforts Should Start Here Students as Agents in Their Learning: The What, Why, and How Avoiding the Pitfalls of Fake-quity? Our District’s Journey Towards True Educational Equity Enabling Anytime/Anywhere Learning  Creating Equitable, Community-Based, Learner-Centered Ecosystems: Where Learning Lives Everywhere Meet the Free Agent Learners: Changing School From the Outside In Making Learning Count Outside of School: Credit for Learning Opportunities in Afterschool Examining Research & Evaluation Designing a Process for Inclusive Innovation: A Radical Commitment to Equity Exploring the Role of Assessment in the Shift to Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Survey Says: Uncovering Student Perceptions to Deepen Teacher Understanding Modernizing Professional Learning  Personalized Teacher Development and Evaluation Using a Competency-Based Model The Lone Rangers: Teaching Multilingual Learners in Rural and Remote Schools A Personalized Approach to Professional Learning: Clear, Consistent, Cohesive, Not One More Thing! Shifting to Competency-Based Education From the State House to the Classroom: Competency-Centered System Design Catalyzes Equitable, Rigorous, and Engaged Learning International Big Picture Learning Credential (IBPLC): Putting the Person Back in Educational Assessment Building 21’s Studio Model: Designing Learning Experiences for Engagement and Impact Transforming Education Systems Learner-Centered Leadership Lab: Insights From Learner-Centered Superintendents Understanding the Quality Criteria for Systems of Performance Assessment Tool Using K-12 Performance Assessments and Competency-Based Transcripts in College Admissions View many more session recordings available on our Symposium Library. Save the Date: We hope to see you at next year’s Aurora Institute Symposium on October 15-17, 2023 in Palm Springs, California! For questions about next year’s Symposium, please contact the Aurora Institute Symposium team. View Content Library About The Aurora Institute 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. Contact Aurora Institute Communications

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