Curriculum Design, Knowledge and STEM

Prepared for tomorrow: Reimagining readiness in Indiana education

eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

As schools, districts, and policymakers grapple with the realities of a rapidly evolving workforce that requires discipline-specific knowledge, high-tech know-how, and hands-on skills, there is a growing recognition that the traditional approaches to preparing students for the real world no longer suffice.

Education

Education STEM Knowledge Skills

This school year, align teaching strategies with student learning styles

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2022

In short, Merrill’s principles highlight that learning is promoted when: Learners are engaged in solving real-world problems; Existing knowledge is activated as a foundation for new knowledge; New knowledge is demonstrated to the learner; New knowledge is applied by the learner; New knowledge is integrated into the learner’s world.

Learning Styles

Learning Styles Teaching Learning Knowledge

5 Ways to Prepare Every Student for the STEM Economy

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2020

Success in our modern economy demands a wide set of skills, including content knowledge, digital literacy, leadership and strong problem-solving abilities. Studies show that early exposure to science, technology, engineering and math provides students with the foundation necessary to partake in an increased number of STEM careers.

STEM

STEM Coaching Students Participation

Friday 5: STEAM education in action

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Makerspaces are a great example of STEAM learning, letting students combine creativity and art elements into more traditional STEM topics. As STEM has risen in prominence over the past decade, arts education has yet to achieve the same recognition and integration. Here’s why creativity is essential in today’s curriculum.

STEM

STEM Education Laboratory Art

Mesa Public Schools and S.A.V.E. Consortium Name CoderZ as Approved Vendor

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

members, can implement our well-structured and inclusive curriculum with the knowledge that the program meets and exceeds the requirements to become an integral component of a school’s STEM implementation.”. The courses and curriculum engage students in solving gamified challenges by coding a virtual robot. “We

Interdisciplinary

Interdisciplinary STEM Math Science

CoderZ Named 2020 Tech Edvocate Award Winner for Best Coding App or Tool

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

CoderZ , an online learning environment where students learn robotics and STEM by coding virtual robots, has been named a 2020 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Coding App or Tool category.

STEM

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KinderLab Robotics Debuts AI Curriculum for Young Learners

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Waltham, MA – KinderLab Robotics , a leader in educational STEAM robotics for grades pre-K–5, has launched Thinking with KIBO: Introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Early Grades , a free curriculum designed to help students understand how AI tools work and think critically about how these tools can improve lives in their communities.

Curriculum

Curriculum Intelligence Science Grades

A Serious Look at Game-Based Learning

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. In a more recent effort aimed at educational gaming, Games for Change partnered with Endless Network on the STEM Your Game Challenge. So, I joined her team. How did that turn out?

Game-Based Learning

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Automation Will Hit Young People Hardest. Can These Nonprofits Prepare Them for It?

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This includes girls, who were already underrepresented in STEM fields before the pandemic added new caretaking responsibilities for many of them that sidelined their education. Students need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills required to navigate what’s being called “the new electricity.” I call it “Gen Z curriculum design.”

Intelligence

Intelligence STEM Culture Curriculum

A Glimpse Into the Playful World of Seymour Papert

Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

use tech-empowered learning tools and computational environments, take active roles of designers and builders; and do it in a social setting, with helpful mentors and coaches, or over networks. Seymour’s genius goes far beyond the academic. In his view, there was hope for every child. The Gears that Took Him to Piaget and to MIT. “The

Knowledge

Knowledge Curriculum Design Intelligence Math

Challenging Implicit Linguistic Biases in Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines Through Student-Faculty Partnerships

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Modeled after the program at Bryn Mawr College, the student-faculty partnership program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (URTGV), one of the largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the nation, aims to create educational spaces in direct response to students’ experiences, knowledge, and insights.

Teaching

Teaching Instructors English Language

ISTE 2015: (Re)designing tech-infused lessons for deeper thinking

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

There is a wealth of research on the TPACK and SAMR frameworks, Bloom’s taxonomy, Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, the Authentic Intellectual Work framework, the Instructional Practices Inventory, the Florida/Arizona Technology Integration Matrices, and other mental models of technology integration and/or higher-order thinking work.

Mental Models

Mental Models Participation Coaching Questions

Solving for X and Y in a School Focused on Math and Computer Science

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2016

All of the curriculum we have developed has followed a similar principle: ensure that all students are connected, acquiring new knowledge and building confidence as they progress through concrete steps. For computer science , this means we have done a tremendous amount of in-house curriculum design.

Science

Science Math Schools Interdisciplinary

Teaching Vanguard

Prepared for tomorrow: Reimagining readiness in Indiana education

This school year, align teaching strategies with student learning styles

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5 Ways to Prepare Every Student for the STEM Economy

Friday 5: STEAM education in action

Mesa Public Schools and S.A.V.E. Consortium Name CoderZ as Approved Vendor

CoderZ Named 2020 Tech Edvocate Award Winner for Best Coding App or Tool

KinderLab Robotics Debuts AI Curriculum for Young Learners

A Serious Look at Game-Based Learning

Automation Will Hit Young People Hardest. Can These Nonprofits Prepare Them for It?

A Glimpse Into the Playful World of Seymour Papert

Challenging Implicit Linguistic Biases in Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines Through Student-Faculty Partnerships

ISTE 2015: (Re)designing tech-infused lessons for deeper thinking

Solving for X and Y in a School Focused on Math and Computer Science

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