Events

October 1, 2026

Fourth Annual MTC Virtual College Fair

Member students, families, and educators are invited to join this event and connect with a broad range of colleges and universities.

October 29, 2026

Co-Hosted Event with Toddle

An in-person gathering for educators in Boston, MA, co-hosted with Toddle. Session details to come.

November 4, 2026

From Promise to Proof: Tracking Transferable Skills in Boarding Schools

A panel session with member schools at The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) annual conference in Washington, D.C.

December 4-5, 2026

The Future of School: Learning with Purpose, Designing for Change

A professional learning event hosted by Miss Porter's School in Farmington, CT for educators exploring what school can become.

June 3-5, 2026

Common App Illuminate 2026

Executive Director of Higher Ed Engagement Eddie Arteaga exhibited at and attended the Common App Conference in Charlotte, NC.

April 30, 2026

MTC Annual Town Hall

It was great connecting with members and sharing updates, as well as details on current and upcoming projects.

February 26-27, 2026

NAIS Thrive 2026

The annual conference for the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) took place in Seattle, WA. Jason Cummings and Eddie Arteaga were in attendance and participated in a panel.

February 25, 2026

In-Person Event @ Gibson Ek

We were thrilled to co-host an event with Gibson Ek at their school in Issaquah, WA. The theme was Competency-Based Learning in Action: A Deep Dive into Student-Centered Learning and Mastery-Based Records.

November 17-19, 2025

NEASC Leadership Conference

Jason Cummings and Susie Bell attended the NEASC Leadership Conference in Boston, MA.

November 10-13, 2025

CBExchange by C-BEN

Executive Director of Programs Susie Bell traveled to Phoenix, Arizona to participate in two panels at CBExchange.

October 26-28, 2025

FullScale Symposium

We were a proud event partner of the FullScale Symposium! During these three days of accessing community, learning, and growth, we hosted an exhibit booth and led three sessions.

October 25, 2025

MTC Annual Forum

This year's theme, From Vision To Action, brought together members, prospective members, and partner organizations for a day packed with learning and headlined by Ron Berger, author of Leaders of their Own Learning.

October 23, 2025

Third Annual Virtual College Fair

MTC member students, families, and educators were invited to this virtual event to connect with colleges and universities from across the U.S. and abroad.

June 11-12, 2025

Northern Cass Personalized Learning Institute (ND)

Lily Newman and Elena Hamilton were in Hunter, North Dakota at the sixth annual Personalized Learning Institute, hosted by MTC member Northern Cass. Lily presented with Tom Klapp, Director of Personalized Learning at Northern Cass.

June 10-12, 2025

Common App’s Illuminate 2025

Eddie Arteaga (Executive Director, Higher Education Engagement) attended Common App’s Illuminate 2025 conference on June 10-12. MTC was a proud sponsor of the conference which explored the strategies, tools, and relationships involved in postsecondary opportunity.

May 7, 2025

Sending Schools & Higher Ed Roundtable

In response to member requests, we designed this unique event as a panel discussion with Eddie Arteaga, Executive Director of Higher Ed Engagement, and admissions leaders from Drexel University and University of Colorado- Boulder.

May 6, 2025

Annual MTC Town Hall

Members joined this annual event to learn the latest on MTC: how we have evolved this past year, updates on our tools and services, and the state of the network.

April 17, 2025

Member Share: Bennett Day School

Member shares are critical for sharing strategies and information across our network. In this call, members learned how Bennett Day School is empowering upper school students to propose their own advanced competencies and credits within their Portrait of a Graduate framework.

April 8, 2025

School Redesign in Action 2025 Conference (MA)

MTC’s new Director of Member Engagement, Jason Cummings, attended the School Redesign in Action (SRIA) 2025 Conference on April 8.

April 5-7, 2025

ASU+GSV Summit (San Diego)

MTC’s colleague, Laura Slover, Managing Director, Skills for the Future , spoke at the ASU+GSV Summit. The April 7 panel, “New Credentialing Strategies That Make Experience Count,” addressed benefits and strategies of implementing digital credentialing programs.

March 30, 2025

Southern ACAC Embrace the Moment Conference (Atlanta)

On March 30, MTC Executive Director of Higher Education Engagement, Eddie Arteaga, spoke at the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling annual conference in Atlanta, GA.

March 13, 2025

Regional Event at Nipmuc (MA)

Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, MA partnered with MTC to host a one-day event—Mastery Learning Records and the Vision of the Graduate: Redefining Success in Our Schools.

March 6-8, 2025

AASA National Conference on Education (NOLA)

MTC attended AASA’s National Conference on Education in New Orleans on March 6-8. MTC’s Chief Program Officer, Susie Bell, led a 3/7 panel discussion on “Making Learning Personal: Developing Learner Agency Through Competency-Based Credentialing in Mesa.” Account Executive, Carl Farrington, was available at MTC’s exhibit booth to talk about MTC’s digital tools and member services.

February 26-28, 2025

NAIS Thrive 2025 Conference (Nashville)

Mike Flanagan, Jason Cummings, and Elena Hamilton attended the NAIS Thrive 2025 conference in Nashville, TN. Jason also spoke in a workshop during the event on 2/26.

February 19, 2025

CISC Leadership Symposium (LA)

MTC Account Executive Carl Farrington attended the Curricular and Improvement Support Committee (CISC) Leadership Symposium in Anaheim, CA. Carl hosted a booth to talk about competency-based learning records!

February 19, 2025

Education First (TX)

Skills for the Future (SFF) Managing Director, Laura Slover, and SFF's Danielle Eisenberg, joined Carnegie Foundation's David Sherer (Director, Future of Assessment) at a roundtable event to discuss the Future of Assessment and Accountability

February 11-13, 2025

World Government Summit (Dubai)

Mike Flanagan attended the World Government Summit in Dubai. While there, he participated in the Redefining Alternative Education and Digital Credentials panel on February 11.

January 10, 2025

Credential Your Students and Staff with CLR

Mike Flanagan joined Kimberly Wilson Linson of Level Data and Rob Coyle of 1EdTech Consortium in a webinar on 1EdTech’s CLR Standard.

September 18-20, 2025

NACAC Conference 2025

MTC traveled to Columbus, Ohio to attend and present at the NACAC conference with Sarah Overpeck, Director of High School Review at NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association).

December 10, 2024

An Introduction to MTC Tools

This virtual event was designed to orient anyone new to MTC with our network, tools, resources, and reach.

November 22, 2024

NEASC Leadership Conference

Susie Bell, Chief Program Officer, teamed up with The Digital School to provide a session about this aspirational partnership. The Digital School provides online and hybrid learning to marginalized students in 14 countries and is working toward the capture and sharing of outcomes via MTC records.

November 19-20, 2024

Progress Tracker 101

This virtual event was designed for members who hoped to learn more about our formative tracking tool: the MTC Progress Tracker.

November 11-14, 2024

CBExchange 2024

Eddie Arteaga attended the CBExchange 2024 in Colorado Springs, CO.

November 2-5, 2024

Aurora Institute Symposium 2024

Susie Bell and Eddie Arteaga presented at the Aurora Institute Symposium 2024 with member schools EF Academy and James Madison High School. This session focused on the shifts in the higher education and policy landscape towards competency-based learning.

October 29-30, 2024

Rolling Out the Progress Tracker to Caregivers

This virtual MTC event, for members who are tracking prioritized competencies, focused on developing a plan to communicate progress with parents/caregivers.

October 22, 2024

Second Annual Virtual College Fair

Close to 1000 MTC member staff, learners, and caregivers joined this virtual event to connect with colleges and universities from across the U.S. and abroad.

September 30-October 2, 2024

2024 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education

Eddie Arteaga attended the 2024 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education conference in New Orleans, LA.

September 26-28, 2024

NACAC Conference 2024

Eddie Arteaga attended the National Association for College Admission Counseling's Conference, hosted this year in Los Angeles, CA.

September 19-20, 2024

MTC Symposium

Our 2024 Symposium—Capturing Progress: Learners in the Driver's Seat—took place in Denver, Colorado and included members, prospective members, and partner organizations from across the U.S. and abroad.

July 22-25, 2024

Conference to Restore Humanity! 2024

Carl Farrington and Patricia Russell presented at CTRH! 2024, which focused on human-centered practices in K-12 and beyond. Clark Street Community School and Community Lab School, two MTC members, also provided virtual tours during this all-virtual event.

June 24-26, 2024

CAPS 2024 Summer Huddle

Project Manager Elena Hamilton traveled to Kansas City to attend the CAPS Network's Summer Huddle, focused on profession-based learning.

June 23-25, 2024

Annual PACAC Conference

Eddie Arteaga traveled to the Poconos to present at the Annual Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling Conference. His session was titled Applying Mastery: Competency-Based Education and College Admissions.

June 17-19, 2024

2024 GlobalMindED Conference

Susie Bell collaborated with the Aurora Institute, Compass Community Collaborative School, and Westminster Public Schools to lead a session on how project-based learning and competency-based credentialing unlocks learner potential and access to postsecondary pathways.

June 12-13, 2024

Northern Cass Personalized Learning Institute

Chief Program Officer Susie Bell led a session on formative assessment at the Personalized Learning Institute, hosted by member school Northern Cass in Hunter, ND.

May 29-31, 2024

WACAC Conference 2024

Western Association for College Admission Counseling's 2024 Conference was hosted this year in Sacramento, CA. Eddie Arteaga led a session—A Seat at the Table: Nontraditional Academic Records.

May 23, 2024

Get to Know the MTC Progress Tracker

We hosted two sessions, open to the public, for anyone interested in learning more about our newest tool: the MTC Progress Tracker.

May 22-24, 2024

NEACAC Annual Meeting & Conference

Eddie Arteaga, Senior Director of Higher Ed Engagement, traveled to Fairfield, CT to present on Reinventing the High School Transcript at New England Association for College Admission Counseling's Annual Conference.

May 15, 2024

Gearing Up to Use the MTC Progress Tracker

In these two sessions, targeted to members who are planning to pilot the Progress Tracker, we examined the decisions and steps associated with beginning use of the tool.

May 15, 2024

MTC Member Town Hall

In this annual event for members, we celebrated the successes of our collective consortium and talked through our then-recent joining of ETS and role in the Skills for the Future initiative.

Watch the full recording

April 14-17, 2024

ASU + GSV Summit

CEO Mike Flanagan was in attendance in sunny San Diego, California.

March 24-27, 2024

Carnegie Foundation's Summit on Improvement in Education

Mike Flanagan traveled to San Diego to co-lead a session on Using Competency-Based Records to Advance Equity and Expand Post-Graduation Opportunities alongside MTC members.

March 25-26, 2024

Great Schools Partnership’s School Redesign In Action Conference

In Providence, RI, Patricia Russell moderated a panel of MTC sending schools—including Cabot School (VT), Lighthouse Holyoke (MA), and Nipmuc Regional High School (MA).

March 12, 2024

Learning Model: Maritime High School

In this session, attendees learned about the various defenses and celebrations of learning at Maritime High School and how they are designed with graduation-level competencies in mind.

March 9, 2024

Toddle’s Curriculum Design Summit

This virtual summit focused on constructing curriculum at both a macro level for schools and the unit plan level for student learning. Susie Bell led a session on deconstructing traditional grading and reporting practices to uncover a new paradigm of communicating progress toward mastery.

March 4-7, 2024

SXSW EDU 2024

Mike Flanagan was in attendance at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

March 5, 2024

Utah PCBL Summit

Susie Bell attended Utah's 2024 PCBL Summit, focused on cognitive rigor through learner agency.

February 28-March 1

2024 NAIS Annual Conference

Mike Flanagan traveled to St. Louis, MO to attend the National Association of Independent Schools' annual conference.

April 23, 2024

Alignment: Role of the MTC Progress Tracker

How can members assess and track learner growth in prioritized competencies? In this member event, we demoed and answered questions about our newest tool, the MTC Progress Tracker.

February 8, 2024

Learning Model: James Madison High School

In this session, James Madison learners and school leaders reflected on the process of co-designing competencies and sending MLRs this admissions cycle.