{"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

\"Equity<\/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