Now Available – Aurora Institute Symposium 2021 Digital Content

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Symposium 2021 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, educators, 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 2021 – the premier event for learning about cutting-edge promising practices, the latest policy developments and research, and future-focused trends in teaching and learning. Symposium 2021 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 64 sessions highlighting breakthrough practices and policies, equipping them with new knowledge and best practices from the field. More than 40% of sessions included students as presenters, and three quarters of panels included diversity in speakers. And now, the Symposium Zoom video recordings and slide decks from these keynotes and sessions are available to you. Hear From Students Ambitious Teaching and Learning How Schools Can Help Cultivate Learner Identity and Agency Possible, Practical, and Actionable: Breaking Down the Artificial Silos Between Education and Community Hear From School & District Leaders From Standards-Based to Competency-Based Learning: One District’s PK-12 Story Hearts, Hands, and Minds: Engaging Students in Performance-Based Assessments that Emphasize Social Justice and Social-Emotional Learning Equitable Access to Competency-Based School Choice Models Learn About State Policy Advancements Personalizing State-Wide Transformation Reimagining Washington’s Education System Through Mastery-Based Learning and a Profile of a Graduate Demonstrating Evidence of Learning — Anytime, Anywhere — Spotlighting State Efforts to Leverage this Unprecedented Opportunity to Dismantle the Legacy of Seat Time Meeting the Moment to Build a Better Future with Susan Patrick and Fred Jones, directly followed by:  Building a Brighter Tomorrow: Redesigning Education and Innovating Systems to Enable Each Child to Thrive with Miguel Cardona, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education Transforming Toward Equity-Centered, Whole-Child Personalized Learning with Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond and Dr. Pamela Cantor Former Students: Where Are They Now? moderated by Loretta Goodwin The Time Is Now: Students Take the Driver’s Seat to Share Reflections on the Past to Inform Innovative, Student-Centered Education Transformation for the Future moderated by Jemar Lee Advancing Policy & Advocacy The Future of Accountability: Learning Lessons from Local Accountability Pilots to Inform Transformational Change How States Are Redefining Success Using Profile of a Graduate Reimagining Washington’s Education System Through Mastery-Based Learning and a Profile of a Graduate Aligning K-12, Higher Education, & Employment Pathways Centering Young People in Pathways Systems Change Leveraging Open System Leadership to Create Equitable Pathways with Authentic Shared Ownership – and Redefined Roles – Across K-12, Higher Education, Workforce, and Community Partners Cultivating Student Identity and Purpose through Connectedness: Innovative Approaches to Relationship-Centered School Designs Designing New Learning Models/Redesign Connections at the Center: Innovative Approaches to Relationship-Centered School Designs One Good Question: How Three New School Models Shifted from Redesign to COVID-19 Implementation Schools Need a Success Coach for Every Learner Elevating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Social Justice Liberatory Co-Creation with Families, Learners, and Communities How Competency-Based Education Helps Address Some of the Inequities Baked into the K-12 Education System Our Journey to Equitable Community Engagement in Springfield Enabling Anytime/Anywhere Learning A Journey – Lessons About Student Learning During COVID-19 and Implications for Current Practice Agency by Design: Making Learning Engaging Possible, Practical, and Actionable: Breaking Down the Artificial Silos Between Education and Community Examining Research & Evaluation Colorado’s Graduation Guidelines: An Implementation Study Speak Truth to Power: Action Research of Graduation Pathways Elevating Student Experiences to Build Equitable Learning Environments and Outcomes Together: Learn How to Utilize a Free Research-Based Survey to Highlight and Support 6th-12th Grade Student Voices Modernizing Professional Learning 24/7 Professional Growth: How to Completely Flip Professional Learning with Component-Based Learning through Instructional Design Emerging Impact Data: Measuring Adult Development to Support Competency-Based Learning Designing a Personalized, Competency-Based Learning System of Professional Learning: Placing Collaboration, Flexibility, and a Bias Towards Action at the Core Shifting to Competency-Based Education Competency-Based Education: Getting Started with Learner-Centered Practice and an Equity Lens It’s Up to Us to Make Competency-Based Education Culturally Responsive and Sustaining #RethinkCurriculum: A Model that Increases Learners’ Engagement and Success with High-Quality, Culturally-Relevant, Competency-Based Learning Experiences Transforming Education Systems Taking an Ecosystem Approach to Meeting the Diverse Needs of Learners in Response to COVID-19 and Beyond Equity-Seeking Transformation as a Core COVID-19 Recovery Strategy Post-Pandemic Imperative: Living into a New Future that’s Equitable, Community-Based, and Learner-Centered Save the Date: We hope to see you at next year’s Aurora Institute Symposium on October 24-26, 2022! For questions about next year’s Symposium, please contact the Aurora Institute Symposium team. Share This Announcement 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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REMINDER – Survey Feedback Requested by November 10: Help us plan our next Symposium!

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We’re looking ahead to our Aurora Institute Symposium 2022 and 2023, and we want you to help shape our planning efforts. Take Survey 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! 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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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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