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Workshop: Advancing Curricular Transformation Through Coaching and Competency-Based Assessment Strategies
December 3, 2025

This interactive, full-day workshop is designed for faculty and practice partners engaged in transforming nursing education to align with the AACN Essentials. As the national framework guiding professional nursing education, the Essentials call for a transition to competency-based education (CBE) to ensure graduates are prepared to meet the evolving needs of patients, communities, and health systems.

In this workshop, participants will:

  • Review the tenets of CBE structures
  • Develop plans for a system of formative and summative assessment that is focused on logical learning progressions
  • Create meaningful experiential learning opportunities
  • Use artificial intelligence (AI) to design and refine assessment rubrics

Emphasis will be placed on student-centered learning and the role of faculty as coaches who guide and support their growth. Attendees will leave equipped with practical tools and a shared vision for advancing the competency-based assessment practices outlined in the AACN Essentials.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be ready to:

  1. Design assessment strategies grounded in the AACN Essentials that integrate formative and summative assessment methods aligned with best practice principles of CBE.
  2. Develop experiential learning opportunities grounded in the neuroscience of learning.
  3. Create AI-informed rubrics to assess competency across academic and clinical settings.
  4. Demonstrate coaching strategies that support student-centered learning and progression within a CBE framework.
  5. Implement scalable approaches to competency-based assessment in large classroom environments to ensure individualized learner progression and meaningful feedback.
  6. Review approaches to addressing domains and competencies that need strengthening within the curriculum.

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Speakers

Gerry Altmiller, EdD, APRN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FAAN

Professor Emeritus
Director, Quality and Safety Innovation Center
The College of New Jersey

Mary Fey, PhD, RN, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN

Associate Director, Applied Learning for Performance and Safety
Harvard Center for Medical Simulation

Kate J. Morse, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN, CHSE-A, ACNP-Ret, FAAN

Assistant Dean, Simulation and Innovation
Clinical Professor of Nursing
Drexel University

Registration Fees

Workshop Standard Late
  Ends November 4 Starts November 5
AACN Members $399 $499
AACN Non-Members $499 $599

  • You may substitute your registration to another individual within your organization.
  • If a substitution is not possible, you can cancel your attendance up until November 20, 2025 to obtain a refund minus a $90 non-refundable administrative fee.
  • No refunds will be given after November 20, 2025 nor will refunds be given for no-shows.
  • Your cancellation request must be submitted in writing to conferences@aacnnursing.org and confirmed by AACN.

Please note: AACN will issue refunds within a 2-week time period of receipt of written cancellation notice.

Event Cancellation by AACN

AACN reserves the right to modify, postpone/reschedule or cancel this conference and any related group activity for any circumstance beyond AACN's control, including but not limited to emergency, acts of God, government regulations, disaster, strike, and non-fulfilment of minimum group requirements. If AACN cancels an event, every attempt will be made to reschedule or provide a modified virtual offering, and registration fees will be applied to the rescheduled/virtual event. If a cancelled event cannot be rescheduled, AACN will issue a full refund of the registration fee(s). Any travel, lodging, or incidental expenses incurred related to a cancelled/postponed event cannot be refunded under any circumstances as AACN resumes no responsibility for such expenses.

For questions, contact the AACN Essentials Program!

Email: essentials@aacnnursing.org | conferences@aacnnursing.org        Website: www.aacnnursing.org/conferences