Âé¶¹APP

Essentializing Your Curriculum: Moving Forward with Competency-Based Education

February 3 & 5, 2026 | Two Half-Day Virtual Workshop

Description

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.

Program

The workshop will begin at 12:00 pm (ET) and end at 4:00 pm (ET) each day.

 

View the Agenda

Registration Fees

Faculty Development Workshop Standard
AACN Members $249
AACN Non-Members $349

  • You may substitute your virtual registration to another individual within your organization. This must be done by contacting the AACN Conference Department via email at conferences@aacnnursing.org.
  • If a substitution is not possible, your cancellation request must be received in writing and confirmed by AACN; otherwise, it cannot be honored. The following refund arrangements will then apply:
    • Cancellation requests received two weeks prior to the event start date, will be refunded minus a $90 non-refundable administrative fee.
    • No refunds will be given for notices received within two weeks of the event start date, nor will refunds be given for no-shows.
    • No-show registrations with an open balance will be charged the non-refundable administrative fee as outlined above after the event.
  • 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 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.

Continuing Education

Accredited provider | American Nurses Credentialing Center

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.

Presenters

  • Photo of Jacquelyn McMillian-Bohler

    Jacquelyn McMillian-Bohler, PhD, APRN, CNM, CNE

    Assistant Professor, Director, Institute for Educational Excellence, Duke University
    AACN Essentials Coach

  • Photo of Charla Long

    Charla Long, JD

    President, C-BEN Consulting

  • Photo of Dana Tschannen

    Dana Tschannen, PhD, RN

    Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Clinical Professor, University of Michigan
    AACN Essentials Coach

  • Photo of Susan Corbridge

    Susan Corbridge, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN

    Chief Education Innovation Officer, AACN