MTC Events

 

MTC is often hosting, speaking at, and/or attending a number of events and would love to connect with you.

 

Upcoming Events

  • April-JuneMTC Virtual Strategy Workshops

    MTC members are encouraged to bring their team to a virtual strategy workshop. The session will focus on your Journey to Mastery Learning and planning for next steps, and there are multiple dates to choose from. Register here.

  • May 6, 2025Annual MTC Town Hall

    Members can join this annual event, hosted May 6th at 9am and 2:30pm ET, to learn the latest on MTC: how we have evolved this past year, our tools and services, and the state of the network. Register here.

  • May 7, 2025Sending Schools &
    Higher Ed Roundtable

    In response to member requests, we have designed this unique event as a panel discussion with Eddie Arteaga, Executive Director of Higher Ed Engagement, and special guests from the higher ed world. Join at 10am or 4pm ET on May 7th. Register here.

Past Events: 2025

  • April 17, 2025Member 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, 2025School Redesign in Action 2025 Conference (Newton, 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, 2025ASU+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, 2025Regional 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

    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, 2025CISC 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, 2025Education 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, 2025World Government Summit

    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, 2025Credential 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.

Past Events: 2024

  • December 10, 2024An Introduction to MTC Tools

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

  • November 22, 2024NEASC 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, 2024Progress 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, 2024CBExchange 2024

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

  • November 2-5, 2024Aurora 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, 2024Rolling 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, 2024Second 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, 20242024 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, 2024NACAC Conference 2024

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

  • September 19-20, 2024MTC 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, 2024Conference 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, 2024CAPS 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, 2024Annual 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, 20242024 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, 2024Northern 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, 2024WACAC 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, 2024Get 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, 2024NEACAC 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, 2024Gearing 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, 2024MTC Member Town Hall

    In this annual event for members, we celebrated the successes of our collective consortium and deep dived into our recent acquisition by ETS and role in the Skills for the Future initiative. Watch the full recording here

  • April 14-17, 2024ASU + GSV Summit

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

  • March 24-27, 2024Carnegie 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, 2024Great 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, 2024Learning 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, 2024Toddle’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, 2024SXSW EDU 2024

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

  • March 5, 2024Utah PCBL Summit

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

  • February 28-March 12024 NAIS Annual Conference

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

  • April 23, 2024Alignment: 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, 2024Learning 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.

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