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.

Curriculum Design

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. Sometimes, that meant playing a game in the classroom; other times, it meant redesigning the curriculum, working through problems in a different way. So, I joined her team.

Game-Based Learning

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.

Questions

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This means not simply examining technology’s role in education, but exploring what learning sciences, community development and social-emotional research can teach us about the holistic picture of personalized learning. It is for this very reason that SEL hasn’t traditionally played a prominent role in curriculum design.

Learning

k12 Digest

MAY 14, 2025

Kim holds a Master’s in Educational Leadership, Bachelor’s Degrees in both Education and Social Science, and Diplomas in Teaching and Management, is an Independent Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction Consultant, and a Cognitive Coach. In 2014, she published Re-thinking Leadership Development in Schools .

Achievement

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.

Culture

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

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

Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

In the early ‘80s, he helped found the Media Arts and Sciences program at the MIT Media Lab, and in it the Epistemology and Learning Group, where I earned my doctorate collaborating with a diverse group of students (50% were women, African Americans, Hispanics, and gays). Did you ever hear about a game advertised as being easy?

Knowledge

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).

Teaching

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

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. Universal Design for Learning Guidelines Version 2.2. ” Life Sciences Education 18, no. References Billings, Dianne M.,

Learning

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. Universal Design for Learning Guidelines Version 2.2. ” Life Sciences Education 18, no. References Billings, Dianne M.,

Learning

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.

Learning

Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2017

Modeled after high performing school networks such as Summit Public Schools , Uncommon Schools and Denver Schools of Science and Technology , Valor has already proven that its model can produce successful academic results, outperforming all Metro Nashville Public Schools and 99 percent of schools in Tennessee on state testing in its first year.

Testing

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.

Learning

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.). Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, (C), 100. Bordelon, D. McLaren, P.

Course Design

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.). Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, (C), 100. Bordelon, D. McLaren, P.

Course Design

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Minecraft Education Edition: Useful for collaborative projects in history, science, and architecture. Project-Based Learning: Allow students to select their own research topics related to curriculum goals. It can be baked into how we teach science, math, language, and even history.

Schools

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

We need to move beyond the quick fixes that are not working; and invest in the next generation of technologists by radically re-shaping why and how we teach computer science. We cannot go back in time; but we can use this new insight to design a better, more equitable vision for computer science education.

Science