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Building Connections in Virtual/Hybrid Dual Enrollment Classes
Team-building activities intentionally connect students with one another, helping them form supportive peer relationships that reduce isolation, build communication skills, and provide resources for navigating the challenges of dual enrollment.
Virtual Team Builders
Building a sense of community often looks different in virtual environments. This list of virtual team builders, though intended for the workplace, can easily be adapted for engagement in an online dual-enrollment classroom.
Wyoming's RIDE (Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education) Initiative: Evaluation Report
The Wyoming RIDE (Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education) initiative is the inaugural program of Wyoming’s Future of Learning Partnership, a state-level consortium working together to support innovative education across the state. The...
RETHINK: Planning and Designing for K-12 Next Generation Learning
This toolkit from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is for K-12 district, charter, and school leaders to use in the very early stages of conceptualizing and designing a...
Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education
The purpose of this report is to explore how to redesign grading systems to best help students gain the skills necessary to be successful. This report explains the weaknesses of traditional grading systems, and how to redesign grading along the 6...
Access and Equity for All Learners in Blended and Online Education
Equity in education has been a basic tenet of public education in the United States, made explicit by civil rights legislation throughout the years. Unfortunately, legislation alone does not guarantee that all students will be provided with the...
Maximizing Competency Education and Blended Learning: Insights from Experts
This report includes information on implementing blended, competency-based education. It discusses the implications of personalized learning as a main pillar of school design, structured around ensuring equity and quality. To assist school and...
Chugach School District: A Personalized, Performance-Based System
This paper explores how an Alaskan school district shifted from a traditional K-12 education system to a personalized, competency-based system, embedded in the culture of the community, which led to increased student achievement. Chugach School...
Aurora Institute's 2022 Federal Policy Priorities
Informed by the expertise and wisdom of thousands in its community, the Aurora Institute’s 2022 federal policy priorities are a set of nine recommendations designed to ensure education systems move from the current state to future-focused systems...
Aurora Institute's 2022 State Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute's new broad-based policy agenda issues a call-to-action for state education policymakers and provides twelve recommendations informed by the wisdom and expertise of more than 8,500 members in its community. Taken together, the...
Aurora Institute’s Federal Policy Priorities: Charting a New Path for America’s Learners
The Aurora Institute’s Federal Policy Priorities: Charting a New Path for America’s Learners new report issues a call-to-action for federal education policy makers and provides eight recommendations. These future-focused, student-centered learning...