eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

The new PBL units are being designed for teachers of grades 4-12 and will be available free as Open Educational Resources (OER). . In addition to the work being done through the Bezos Family Foundation grant, BIE is also partnering with the Kentucky Department of Education to design culturally-responsive K-12 science/STEM units.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2025

This simple act of showing our work invited others to do the same, fostering a culture of continuous learning and a place where feedback wasnt just collected, but acted upon. We invited diverse perspectives into curriculum design, which led to unexpected partnerships and richer learning experiences. What will we adjust?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I didn't have any background in games and learning, but I did have a background in curriculum design, school design and educational technology. When I'm helping teachers design games, I always ask, "What do you want the kids to know and be able to do at the end of this game?" So, I joined her team.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Curriculum Design Curriculum 175

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2021

That said, spending too much time in whole-group instruction creates a culture of dependent learning, leveraging outdated practices like lecturing or rote memorization. Complex instruction leverages open-ended tasks, specifically designed for diverse groups of learners.

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k12 Digest

MAY 14, 2025

Effective educators inspire curiosity and confidence in their students, while leaders must cultivate collaboration, drive progress, and model values that foster a culture of continuous improvement for their teams. Empathy, integrity, vision, and adaptability are essential qualities. Who is your role model in life and why?

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Achievement Learning Outcomes Culture Universal Design 130

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

Rethinking Cultural Identity in the Era of K12 online education In a traditional classroom, culture is everywhere. But what happens to that rich cultural backdrop when school moves online? The Cultural Ecosystem of Traditional Schools Physical schools have always served dual purposes. Lessons are compressed.

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Culture Schools Languages Language 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Our learning objectives focus on the social, political, economical and cultural aspects of AI. We really focused on culturally relevant pedagogy as one of the foundational theoretical frameworks. I’ve heard you say the curriculum is more like TikTok than Scholastic. I call it “Gen Z curriculum design.”

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Intelligence STEM Culture Curriculum 194

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

It is for this very reason that SEL hasn’t traditionally played a prominent role in curriculum design. And its near-absence in the school models of yesterday underscores its importance in the effective implementation of personalized learning plans in tomorrow’s schools.

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Learning Elementary School Elementary School Curriculum Design 147

eSchool News

JULY 23, 2020

eLumen will work with the institution to implement the Guided Pathways model by designing a plan that works in alignment with the institution’s catalog system to help ensure students are guided to degree completion and pathway success. Designing Quality Curriculum and Processes?This Adoption Management?This Health Check?This

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Evaluation Learning Achievement Learning Outcomes 130

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

The curriculum, designed to serve the school’s exclusively Native population, emphasizes Navajo language and culture as much as it does the Common Core standards. At STAR, PBE is apparent in every aspect of the school, from the food served to the community-based service projects students design and complete every year.

Education 120

Education Schools History Culture 120

eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Building on 25 years of math learning research and proven results with the PreK-8 visual instructional program ST Math, InsightMath was co-designed in collaboration with neuroscientists, researchers, educators, students, and families to give meaning to math for all students.

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Curriculum Math Critical Thinking Feedback 152

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

We decided to build our work on a solid foundation that started in 2012, when we created a school culture framework around mindsets. While we gradually help our teachers understand its importance, we know that our students are already benefiting from the use of MBE built in to the curriculum design and materials.

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Questions Teaching Education Learning 175

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The program fosters student agency in learning through solidarity, creates a sense of belonging and self-efficacy for students and instructors, integrates teaching approaches responsive to students’ learning needs, and builds a culture of openness to student feedback (Cavazos, 2024; Cavazos & Chapa, 2023; Cavazos et al., 2017, January).

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

By fostering a culture of continuous improvement through pedagogical observation, educators engage in dialogue to share insights, plan for instructional improvement, self-reflect, adopt effective strategies, and refine teaching practices. Faculty members are mostly reluctant to voluntarily participate in peer observation.

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Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 101

Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

But they have to be the ‘right’ things, matched to the individual’s style and personality, background and ethnicity, and to the culture of the times. What is worst about school curriculum is the fragmentation of knowledge into little pieces. What is best about the best games is that they draw kids into some very hard learning.

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Knowledge Curriculum Design Intelligence Math 123

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

Lauren Herckis, an anthropologist at Carnegie Mellon University who has studied the culture of ancient Mayan cities, is turning her focus closer to home these days—exploring why professors try new teaching approaches, or decide not to. I understand that you have a PhD in curriculum design, but I don't really need that.”

Education 116

Education Curriculum Design Science Instructors 116

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

By fostering a culture of continuous improvement through pedagogical observation, educators engage in dialogue to share insights, plan for instructional improvement, self-reflect, adopt effective strategies, and refine teaching practices. Faculty members are mostly reluctant to voluntarily participate in peer observation.

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Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 96

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning. References Billings, Dianne M., and Judith A.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning. References Billings, Dianne M., and Judith A.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

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Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 110

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

A Model of Active Student Participation in Curriculum Design: Exploring Desirability and Possibility. Improving Student Learning (18) Global Theories and Local Practices: Institutional, Disciplinary and Cultural Variations. References Bovill, Catherine and Bulley, Catherine. In Rust, C. 2011):176-188.

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Discussions Reading Instructors Lecturing 115

Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

Effective training of SLPs requires that students understand the complex conceptualizations that underlie the biological/physiological, psychological, developmental, linguistic, and cultural interactions at play in determining the etiology and development of communication and swallowing disorders.

Languages 115

Languages Language Laboratory Learning Outcomes 115

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

It seems reasonable that organizational issues such as change in culture, administration, lack of support, and inadequate resources contribute to burnout and can result in workplace strain. Support It is important that faculty feels supported. College Academic Leadership can identify strategies addressing burnout.

Teaching 111

Teaching Education Counselling Motivation 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

Effective training of SLPs requires that students understand the complex conceptualizations that underlie the biological/physiological, psychological, developmental, linguistic, and cultural interactions at play in determining the etiology and development of communication and swallowing disorders.

Languages 106

Languages Language Laboratory Learning Outcomes 106

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The central tenets of social justice are centered around providing fair and equitable treatment of others as well as access to services, remaining mindful of the diversity of thought, culture, and perspectives one brings to a learning environment, and remaining inclusive in our actions and in creating a welcoming learning environment for all.

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Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 92

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

A Model of Active Student Participation in Curriculum Design: Exploring Desirability and Possibility. Improving Student Learning (18) Global Theories and Local Practices: Institutional, Disciplinary and Cultural Variations. References Bovill, Catherine and Bulley, Catherine. In Rust, C. 2011):176-188.

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Discussions Reading Instructors Lecturing 97

Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2017

Daren Dickson, the Chief Culture Officer of Valor, led the creation of the Valor Compass , a five-point SEL tool that is used to guide curriculum and encourage intentional teaching of non academic skills. Valor’s “Compass Developmental Pathway” is a competency-based framework that guides curriculum design at both schools.

Testing 109

Testing Beliefs Curriculum Achievement 109

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

It seems reasonable that organizational issues such as change in culture, administration, lack of support, and inadequate resources contribute to burnout and can result in workplace strain. Support It is important that faculty feels supported. College Academic Leadership can identify strategies addressing burnout.

Teaching 98

Teaching Education Counselling Motivation 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The organization’s ideal partners have a strong vision, a culture of collaboration, and the necessary time and the resources to dedicate to the school model redesign. Transcend is supporting the network with planning, design, implementation and iteration for the Greenfield Schools.

Education 128

Education Schools Middle School Middle School 128

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Postsecondary education in America has historically been committed to inventing courses of study, educational programs, or even whole institutions dedicated to the needs and expectations of its society, peoples, and cultures (Community Colleges, n.d.). However, much of the emphasis has been placed on access rather than preparation.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Postsecondary education in America has historically been committed to inventing courses of study, educational programs, or even whole institutions dedicated to the needs and expectations of its society, peoples, and cultures (Community Colleges, n.d.). However, much of the emphasis has been placed on access rather than preparation.

Course Design 61

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Use Cultural References: Explain scientific concepts using elements from popular shows, books, or celebrities that students relate to. Real Classroom Example In an online geography unit at K12 Schools, students chose any country in the world and designed a digital tourism brochure using Canva. The result?

Schools 52

Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

That was already true before the start of this turbulent year, thanks to the advent of the smartphone, the rise of social media and the growing dominance of internet culture in daily life. Triggers can be personal, familial, cultural or societal, but they’re usually some combination of those sources.

Teachers 215

Teachers Culture Students Beliefs 215

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

The natural place to start is within the broad but influential community of computer science education, which includes teachers, administrators, curriculum designers and anyone involved in shaping how future technologists learn.

Science 216

Science Education History Beliefs 216

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

In the past year, they’ve endured culture war attacks, worsening student behavior, and endless health and safety regulation changes. Some of her clients do want to stay in education, as teacher coaches, curriculum designers or to work for education technology companies, often in sales and customer support roles.

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Teachers Coaching Testing Middle School 215