iNACOL published the report Promising State Policies for PersonalizedĀ Learning to highlight specific state examples of promising policies to supportĀ and scale personalized, competency-based learning to close equity andĀ achievement gaps. This executive summary outlines the policies in that report.
What Is the Promise of Personalized Learning?
Personalized learning can:
- Dramatically increase equity in education;
- Facilitate data-rich, powerful learning environments to create the conditionsĀ in which teachers and schools have the flexibility and capability to optimizeĀ learning for each student;
- Support continuous improvement; and
- Ensure all students, especially those from traditionally underservedĀ populations, receive the necessary interventions and supportsāexactlyĀ when they need them.
Students will learn how to take control of their learning. Teachers will have highĀ expectations for every student, know how they learn and adjust instruction toĀ meet studentsā learning needs.
By meeting students where they are and using advanced technologies to personalize learning at scale, theseĀ innovative models enable students to achieve dramatically improved outcomes. The goal is equity as wellĀ as excellence as the system must change to meet the needs of all learners. The system must learn how toĀ address the needs of people they have never successfully served as well as how to operate at the leadingĀ edge of pedagogical and organizational innovation.
We encourage state policymakers to advance a set of the following promising policies in a way the fits within theirĀ stateās unique policy landscape and education system.
