eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2019

It is a system built on old communication methods, inequitable access, and ineffective gatherings. The old open house, parent conference, and PTO model leaves all parties disappointed around an essential partnership needed to support students through the growing complexities of school and life. Acknowledge that old mental models exist.

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Mental Models Failure Schools Communication 279

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2023

public schools raise questions about whether curricula and edtech are staying culturally relevant. It’s not enough for a school to simply offer these students computer science classes — teachers like Noriega are working to tear down the invisible mental and cultural barriers that keep Latino students from considering the field altogether.

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Knowledge Educational Technologies Technology Education 146

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 6, 2019

They are: Leadership and school culture lay the foundation. Community collaboration and engagement must be woven into the fabric of a school’s culture. There are numerous ways to give students access to deeper learning, greater student agency, and more authentic work opportunities that don’t involve learning technologies.

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Learning Schools Mental Models Discussions 88