eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

million grant from the Bezos Family Foundation to design an innovative social studies and civics curriculum that uses a Project Based Learning (PBL) model. The new PBL units are being designed for teachers of grades 4-12 and will be available free as Open Educational Resources (OER). .

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with purpose into their curriculum. I didn't have any background in games and learning, but I did have a background in curriculum design, school design and educational technology. It's the same way you would start any kind of curriculum design.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I struggled with classroom management, curriculum design and the pressures of working in a high-poverty school. Together, we navigated the cultural shock of teaching in Jacksonville, a city with a small Latino population compared to the communities we had grown up in. I also found mentorship through identity-based connections.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

So are most of the students taking the cultural competency quiz Professor John Branch gives out near the beginning of his MBA-level International Marketing class at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Instead, I ask them to try to explore cultural differences while sitting in their armchairs at home. Why did it fail?

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2021

It starts with studying and discussing identity, and then using students’ understanding of identity as a foundation for infusing it into the entire curriculum. That said, spending too much time in whole-group instruction creates a culture of dependent learning, leveraging outdated practices like lecturing or rote memorization.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The primary way the nonprofit is doing this is through an AI curriculum it launched in May in Akron Public Schools in Ohio but which has already spread to six states and more than 2,500 students. Tanner: First we centered the students themselves in our design process. I call it “Gen Z curriculum design.”

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k12 Digest

MAY 14, 2025

As a leader of IB World schools, Kim Green is committed to creating strong connections across the learning continuum through impactful leadership, a strong curriculum that leads to mastery, and mindful and inclusive practices. In 2014, she published Re-thinking Leadership Development in Schools . Who is your role model in life and why?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

It is for this very reason that SEL hasn’t traditionally played a prominent role in curriculum design. Of course, it’s one thing to recognize the value and necessity of SEL, and another thing entirely to integrate these non-academic skills seamlessly into the curriculum, rather than treat them as a standalone consideration.

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eSchool News

JULY 23, 2020

Our new professional services build on what we’ve already achieved through our platform by addressing institutions’ needs in educational technology, curriculum, assessment management, and student pathways. Designing Quality Curriculum and Processes?This Improving Teaching and Learning Outcomes. Supporting Guided Pathways?eLumen

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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. These educators work directly with teachers and administrators, serving as mentors, curriculum writers, and professional learning facilitators for our workforce. If not, we need to tweak our practices.

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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.

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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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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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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. These concepts apply to both the curriculum or content and the environment. References Billings, Dianne M., and Judith A.

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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. These concepts apply to both the curriculum or content and the environment. References Billings, Dianne M., and Judith A.

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Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

These concepts apply to both the curriculum or content and the environment. She serves as the principal course developer and curriculum designer who possesses a high level of proficiency in a student-centered approach to curriculum development, design, building, and delivery.

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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.”

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Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

2016) depict co-creation in learning and teaching as an activity involving staff and student collaborative work to create parts of the curriculum and pedagogical approaches. A Model of Active Student Participation in Curriculum Design: Exploring Desirability and Possibility. Bovill et al., In Rust, C. 2011):176-188. Flint, Abbi.,

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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

MARCH 3, 2024

Bolstering the technological advances necessitated by COVID-19 imperatives, the initiative’s primary purpose was to build knowledge on VR and encourage a multipronged approach in teaching and learning to enhance curriculum conceptualization and the entire education life cycle. billion by 2028 (Fortune Business Insights, 2022).

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Languages Language Laboratory Learning Outcomes 115

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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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2017

That’s exactly what the leadership team has done at Valor Collegiate Academies in Nashville, Tennessee, a school network committed to balancing academic content with non academic skills and habits in the curriculum to help better prepare students for their future. Work towards all three goals is underway. What’s Next for Valor?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

Bolstering the technological advances necessitated by COVID-19 imperatives, the initiative’s primary purpose was to build knowledge on VR and encourage a multipronged approach in teaching and learning to enhance curriculum conceptualization and the entire education life cycle. billion by 2028 (Fortune Business Insights, 2022).

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Languages Language Laboratory Learning Outcomes 108

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 97

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

2016) depict co-creation in learning and teaching as an activity involving staff and student collaborative work to create parts of the curriculum and pedagogical approaches. A Model of Active Student Participation in Curriculum Design: Exploring Desirability and Possibility. Bovill et al., In Rust, C. 2011):176-188. Flint, Abbi.,

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Discussions Reading Instructors Lecturing 97

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

These concepts apply to both the curriculum or content and the environment. She serves as the principal course developer and curriculum designer who possesses a high level of proficiency in a student-centered approach to curriculum development, design, building, and delivery.

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Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 92

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.

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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.

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Teaching Education Counselling Motivation 102

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The greater the access to higher education, the more dynamic a curriculum must be to effectively and equitably educate and elevate the learning experiences of all students. Two Forms of Curriculum in Higher Education There are two forms of curriculum in higher education.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The greater the access to higher education, the more dynamic a curriculum must be to effectively and equitably educate and elevate the learning experiences of all students. Two Forms of Curriculum in Higher Education There are two forms of curriculum in higher education.

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

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.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Project-Based Learning: Allow students to select their own research topics related to curriculum goals. Use Cultural References: Explain scientific concepts using elements from popular shows, books, or celebrities that students relate to. Some highlighted landscapes, others focused on culture or cuisine. The result?

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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.

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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.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

In the past year, they’ve endured culture war attacks, worsening student behavior, and endless health and safety regulation changes. The curriculum wasn’t working for her students; those all-important teacher evaluations hadn’t been updated for virtual learning; she was struggling with mental and physical exhaustion.

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