{"id":1985,"date":"2016-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/addressing-equity-issues-in-personalized-competency-based-and-blended-learning\/"},"modified":"2019-12-16T12:55:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T17:55:01","slug":"addressing-equity-issues-in-personalized-competency-based-and-blended-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/addressing-equity-issues-in-personalized-competency-based-and-blended-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing Equity Issues in Personalized, Competency-Based Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"
This blog post originally appeared on CompetencyWorks<\/a> on June 9, 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Innovators and early adopters of competency education want to do right by kids<\/a>. This means being empowered to make decisions that are based on the educational and developmental needs of students\u00a0\u2013 not responding to policies created at the federal, state, or district level. The vision of personalized education<\/a> is that every student will be able to engage in meaningful and highly engaging learning experiences \u2013 with the right mix of instructional supports when they need it \u2013 so that everyone is successful. Failure is not an option<\/a>; it\u2019s just part of the learning process.<\/p>\n However, my stomach turns when I hear these very same incredible education leaders dismiss equity because \u201cevery student is getting what they need.\u201d We need to have the courage to confront equity issues<\/a> head-on in new learning models, and we need to intentionally guard against implementation strategies that create or reinforce barriers for students.<\/p>\n To address this need, we are kicking off a blog series that tackles the equity issues that often arise in personalized, competency-based and blended learning. The series will include the following topics:<\/p>\n Are there other issues or perspectives that we need to consider in thinking about equity? We\u2019d love to hear your thoughts to make sure that we are comprehensive.<\/span><\/p>\n Central to the core of competency education<\/a> is the dedication and commitment to serve all students\u00a0\u2013 regardless of their different abilities, learning challenges, and family lives. By transforming toward a competency-based system and personalizing each student\u2019s education, we are creating a system that aligns to the specific needs of each student while ensuring they all meet the same learning outcomes needed to be ready for college and careers. Educators and leaders implement these models to create a more equitable system to serve all students. Stay tuned for more in the upcoming blog series.<\/p>\n How do you ensure equity is at the heart of your school and district models? We look forward to hearing your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n We can learn from our colleagues around the country about serving special populations of students that have been historically under-served. For example:<\/p>\n For more information:<\/p>\n This blog post originally appeared on CompetencyWorks on June 9, 2016. Innovators and early adopters of competency…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"issue":[368],"location":[],"class_list":["post-1985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-issues-in-practice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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