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Debunking the myth that good teachers shouldn’t use curriculum aids

eSchool News

It also reflects the prevalence of low-quality and uninspired textbook series that have dominated the market throughout the latter half of the 20 th century. Some packages simply did not have much to offer, while others talked down to teachers, as the oft-used phrase “teacher-proof curriculum” suggests. This myth has great appeal.

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From DC Chancellor to Edtech Founder: Kaya Henderson on Her New Venture in Culturally-Relevant Education

Edsurge

I want teachers and tutors and curriculum designers to be free to do the things that we think are good and right for kids. I think the first thing that we screen for in our instructors is a real belief that, like [American philosopher and activist] Cornel West says, “You can’t serve the people if you don’t love the people.”

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A Glimpse Into the Playful World of Seymour Papert

Edsurge

Nonsense, Seymour said: “The language of these ads betrays the way in which this software throws away what is best about the contribution of game designers, and replaces it with what is worst about the contribution of school curriculum designers.”. While a visionary, he is also very much a realist.

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Do Virtual Schools Flatten Cultural Identity? Or Expand It?

k12 Online Schools

Rethinking Curriculum: From Global to Glocal One of the most powerful levers of cultural identity in K12 online education is the curriculum. Traditional schools often teach a national curriculum designed to align with the values, history, and priorities of a specific country. High School Diploma, IB, or British curricula.

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