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Essentializing Your Curriculum: Moving Forward with Competency-Based Education

Virtual Workshop | June 2-3, 2026 | 12:00-4:00 pm (ET)

Description

Expanding on the popular series of in-person, regional workshops, Â鶹APP 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 June 2 and 3 from 12:00–4:00 pm (ET) each day. Attendance is required for both days. The workshop will offer initial CBE training led by AACN’s Essentials Coaches and experts from 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).

This is a highly interactive workshop designed for active participation. Participants will complete pre-work in advance and are expected to fully engage in collaborative learning activities, including small-group breakout sessions where attendees will apply concepts, share experiences, and develop practical solutions. Active participation in breakout rooms is a core component of the workshop and essential to achieving the intended learning outcomes.

Participants may earn up to 7.5 CEUs for Nursing Continuing Professional Development.

Please note: Registration is restricted to one participant per registration. Multiple participants under one registration will not be permitted, and groups will be asked to register individually. Additionally, to facilitate engagement and learning, participants are expected to keep their cameras on and participate in breakout sessions for the duration of the workshop. These strict requirements should be taken into account when registering for this event.

Program

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Registration Fees

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 up to 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 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.

Presenters

  • Photo of Charla Long

    Charla Long, JD

    President, C-BEN Consulting

  • Photo of Dawn Mueller-Burke

    Dawn Mueller-Burke, PhD, CRNP, NNP-BC

    Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, University of Maryland Medical Center
    AACN Essentials Coach

  • Photo of Susan Corbridge

    Susan Corbridge, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN

    Chief Education Innovation Officer, AACN

  • Photo of Jacquelyn McMillian-Bohler

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

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

  • Photo of Dana Tschannen

    Dana Tschannen, PhD, RN

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