Survey Feedback Requested by November 10: Help us plan our next Symposium!

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Thank you to everyone who joined the Aurora Institute Symposium 2021! We’re already looking ahead to our Aurora Institute Symposium 2022 and 2023, and we want you to help shape our planning efforts. The switch to a virtual Symposium has required open minds and flexibility – and we are grateful to everyone who supported us this year and last. But we miss seeing you and are hopeful that we can gather together in-person in coming years. We also want to be mindful of health concerns and uncertainties with travel bans. So we created a survey to understand the factors that might influence your ability to come to an in-person Aurora Institute Symposium in 2022 and 2023. Please help us by taking our survey by November 10! Take Survey About 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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Aurora Institute Symposium 2021: Program At A Glance

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Aurora Institute Symposium 2021 Program At A Glance Register Now It’s not too late to register for the education field’s largest gathering of education innovators. The Aurora Institute Symposium is the leading conference for transforming K-12 education systems, advancing breakthrough practices and policies, and implementing personalized, competency-based learning. Join us virtually October 25-27, 2021. We have a robust program of plenary sessions, workshops, networking sessions planned for this year’s Symposium that will offer unique opportunities for everyone – from new educators to veterans in the competency-based education field. You can review the full Symposium agenda here. View Symposium Agenda Join us for 3 days of active learning, critical examination of the most pressing issues in K-12 education, rigorous exploration of new learning models, dynamic investigations into how districts are managing and leading innovation, and full immersion into personalized, student-centered pedagogy. Through keynotes and more than 64 sessions highlighting breakthrough practices and policies, the Symposium inspires attendees, equips them with new knowledge and best practices, and sparks action by leaders to implement new learning designs. Session strands include: Shifting to Competency-Based Education Transforming Education Systems Whole Child Personalized Learning Designing New Learning Models/Redesign Enabling Anytime/Anywhere Learning Modernizing Professional Learning Aurora Institute members can attend the Symposium free of charge. Become an Aurora Institute member today, then register to attend the Symposium here. Who should attend and why? Attendees include K-12 system and school administrators, teachers, and nonprofits working in next generation learning, actively implementing personalized, competency-based designs, as well as policymakers, researchers, and other experts in K-12 advancing the future of learning. It is the premiere event for learning about cutting-edge promising practices, the latest policy developments and research, and future-focused trends in teaching and learning. This year’s virtual event is designed to build the capacity of the field to implement equitable, whole child, personalized, competency-based systems. More than 40% of Symposium breakout sessions feature students as speakers. Quick Links: Register to Attend About the Symposium Keynotes Agenda Sponsorship Opportunities FAQs Symposium 2020 Highlights Share this Announcement on Social Media: I’m attending #Aurora21! Are you? The @Aurora_Inst Symposium is the leading event for #EdLeaders in #PersonalizedLearning & #CompetencyEd. Register to attend: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 #Aurora21 Join me and @Aurora_Inst virtually at #Aurora21 on October 25-27. This year’s theme – Leading Competency-Based Education Redesign. Register to attend: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 Attend the leading conference for transforming #K12 #edu. Registration for #Aurora21 closes soon. Register now: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 @Aurora_Inst For questions, please contact the Aurora Institute Symposium team. We look forward to seeing you at the Symposium. Register Now About 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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Program Book Cover Reveal – Aurora Institute Symposium 2021

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Leading Competency-Based Education Redesign The Aurora Institute Symposium 2021 is right around the corner! We are so excited to share with you this year’s Program Book Cover. Register Now The Aurora Institute Symposium is the leading conference for transforming K-12 education systems, advancing breakthrough practices and policies, and implementing personalized, competency-based learning. This year’s theme is “Leading Competency-Based Education Redesign.” Together, we are working toward redefining what education is and what it can be. Join us virtually October 25-27, 2021 for 3 days of active learning, critical examination of the most pressing issues in K-12 education, rigorous exploration of new learning models, dynamic investigations into how districts are managing and leading innovation, and full immersion into personalized, student-centered pedagogy. Through keynotes and more than 64 sessions highlighting breakthrough practices and policies, the Symposium inspires attendees, equips them with new knowledge and best practices, and sparks action by leaders to implement new learning designs. Session strands include: Shifting to Competency-Based Education Transforming Education Systems Whole Child Personalized Learning Designing New Learning Models/Redesign Enabling Anytime/Anywhere Learning Modernizing Professional Learning Aurora Institute members can attend the Symposium free of charge. Become an Aurora Institute member today, then register to attend the Symposium here. View Symposium Agenda Who should attend and why? Attendees include K-12 system and school administrators, teachers, and nonprofits working in next generation learning, actively implementing personalized, competency-based designs, as well as policymakers, researchers, and other experts in K-12 advancing the future of learning. It is the premiere event for learning about cutting-edge promising practices, the latest policy developments and research, and future-focused trends in teaching and learning. This year’s virtual event is designed to build the capacity of the field to implement equitable, whole child, personalized, competency-based systems. More than 40% of Symposium breakout sessions feature students as speakers. Quick Links: Register to Attend About the Symposium Agenda Keynotes Sponsorship Opportunities FAQs Symposium 2020 Highlights Share this Announcement on Social Media: #Aurora21 is around the corner! The @Aurora_Inst Symposium is the leading event for #EdLeaders in #PersonalizedLearning & #CompetencyEd. Register to attend: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 #Aurora21 Join @Aurora_Inst and me virtually at #Aurora21 on October 25-27. This year’s theme – Leading Competency-Based Education Redesign. Register to attend: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 Attend the leading conference for transforming #K12 #edu. Registration for #Aurora21 closes soon. Register now: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 @Aurora_Inst For questions, please contact the Aurora Institute Symposium team. We look forward to seeing you at the Symposium. Register Now About 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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One Week Left Until the Aurora Institute Symposium 2021 — Register now

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One Week Until This Year’s Symposium! Register Now It’s not too late to register for the education field’s largest gathering of education innovators. The Aurora Institute Symposium 2021 will bring together policy experts, thought leaders, educators, and students from across the country, who are dedicated to transforming the future of teaching and learning in K-12 education. We will explore this year’s theme, “Leading Competency-Based Education Redesign,”  through keynotes and more than 64 sessions highlighting breakthrough practices and policies. The event offers an opportunity to draw on the collective wisdom and expertise of K-12 educators, practitioners, and school and district leaders around the globe who are building knowledge about next-generation learning models and honing practices that will usher in the future of learning — and the students at the center of it all. Join us virtually October 25-27, 2021. Aurora Institute members can attend the Symposium free of charge. Become an Aurora Institute member today, then register to attend the Symposium here. View Symposium Agenda Quick Links: Register to Attend About the Symposium Keynotes Agenda Sponsorship Opportunities FAQs Symposium 2020 Highlights Share this Announcement on Social Media: The @Aurora_Inst Symposium is the leading event for #EdLeaders in #PersonalizedLearning & #CompetencyEd, and it’s just one week away! Register to attend: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 #Aurora21 One week until #Aurora21! Join @Aurora_Inst virtually at the Aurora Institute Symposium 2021 on October 25-27. This year’s theme – Leading Competency-Based Education Redesign. Register to attend: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 Attend the leading conference for transforming #K12 #edu. #Aurora21 is just one week away, held virtually on October 25-27. Register now: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 @Aurora_Inst For questions, please contact the Aurora Institute Symposium team. We look forward to seeing you at the Symposium. Register Now About 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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Just Announced: Aurora Institute Symposium Keynote – Former Students: Where Are They Now?

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Former Students: Where Are They Now? Register Now Each year at the Aurora Institute Symposium, youth take the stage for an unfiltered conversation about what’s working in personalized, competency-based design efforts and offer guidance to set a path for the future of teaching and learning. This year, we are inviting some of those former student panelists back to the stage for a glimpse into their lives and to understand how their student-centered educational experiences shaped who they are today. Join this keynote plenary to learn what has prepared them to be successful change makers in today’s world and how we might recreate those experiences for today’s youth. The Aurora Institute Symposium is the leading conference for transforming K-12 education systems, advancing breakthrough practices and policies, and implementing personalized, competency-based learning. Through keynotes and more than 64 sessions highlighting breakthrough practices and policies, the Symposium inspires attendees, equips them with new knowledge and best practices, and sparks action by leaders to implement new learning designs. Session strands include: Shifting to Competency-Based Education; Transforming Education Systems; Whole Child Personalized Learning; Designing New Learning Models/Redesign; Enabling Anytime/Anywhere Learning; Modernizing Professional Learning; and more. View Symposium Agenda Join us virtually October 25-27, 2021. Aurora Institute members can attend the Symposium free of charge. Become an Aurora Institute member today, then register to attend the Symposium here. Who should attend and why? Attendees include K-12 system and school administrators, teachers, and nonprofits working in next generation learning, actively implementing personalized, competency-based designs, as well as policymakers, researchers, and other experts in K-12 advancing the future of learning. It is the premiere event for learning about cutting-edge promising practices, the latest policy developments and research, and future-focused trends in teaching and learning. This year’s virtual event is designed to build the capacity of the field to implement equitable, whole child, personalized, competency-based systems. More than 40% of Symposium breakout sessions feature students as speakers. Quick Links: Register to Attend About the Symposium Agenda Sponsorship Opportunities FAQs Symposium 2020 Highlights Keynotes Share this Announcement on Social Media: Excited to hear from former @Aurora_Inst Symposium student speakers at this year’s event! Register to attend: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 #Aurora21 Join @Aurora_Inst and me virtually at #Aurora21 on October 25-27. I’m excited to hear from former Symposium student speakers about where they are now on day 3! Register to attend: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 Attend the leading conference for transforming #K12 #edu. Registration for #Aurora21 closes soon. Register now: https://bit.ly/AuroraSymp21 @Aurora_Inst For questions, please contact the Aurora Institute Symposium team. We look forward to seeing you at the Symposium. Register Now About 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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