February 3 & 5, 2026 | Two Half-Day Virtual Workshop
Expanding on the popular series of in-person, regional workshops, Âé¶¹APP is offering a virtual program for faculty seeking strategies, resources, and solutions for adapting their nursing programs to meet the Essentials. Essentializing Your Curriculum: Moving Forward with Competency-Based Education (CBE) is designed to accelerate your program’s transition to CBE.
This virtual, two half-day workshop will be held on February 3 and 5 from 12:00-4:00 pm (ET) each day. Attendance is required for both days. The workshop will offer initial training in CBE provided by AACN’s Essentials Coaches and experts with the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN). The content will be similar to previous workshops, providing information on the move to CBE, in-depth training in curricular transition, and using AI to develop assessment rubrics based on progression indicators (observable behaviors of the sub-competencies). Participants will engage in pre-work prior to the workshop and collaborative learning through virtual breakout rooms to apply concepts and develop practical solutions.
Participants may earn up to 7 CEUs for Nursing Continuing Professional Development.
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Please note: AACN will issue refunds within a 2-week time period of receipt of written cancellation notice.
AACN reserves the right to modify, postpone/reschedule or cancel this conference and any related group activity for any circumstance beyond Âé¶¹APP 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.
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The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Assistant Professor, Director, Institute for Educational Excellence, Duke UniversityAACN Essentials Coach
President, C-BEN Consulting
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Clinical Professor, University of MichiganAACN Essentials Coach
Chief Education Innovation Officer, AACN