eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

An integrated STEAM education also puts students on the path to success with higher test scores, stronger attendance records, better disciplinary records, and increased engagement and graduation rates. In order to provide a rich, robust, and inclusive curriculum for youth, STEM needs to evolve to STEAM. What is STEAM and STEM activity?

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

The other, from the president and CEO of Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national nonprofit organization that provides schools with innovative, hands-on, project-based STEM curriculum designed to develop critical skills and knowledge, while preparing students for careers beyond the classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

There’s a lot that goes into innovation efforts on campus—think curriculum design, technology training for instructors, and bureaucracy. Curriculum and Teaching Curriculum and teaching is top of mind for students curious about educational technology, and this was the most frequent topic that students have written about about so far.

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MAY 17, 2021

Education has been defined in terms of quantitative test scores and career readiness, forgetting that learning is part of the human condition. It starts with studying and discussing identity, and then using students’ understanding of identity as a foundation for infusing it into the entire curriculum.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2025

We invited diverse perspectives into curriculum design, which led to unexpected partnerships and richer learning experiences. We pressure-tested curriculum components and designed an accelerated offering to learn and adjust. Embrace complexity. Focus on human values. Take action to learn.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

AI-powered tools can aid in identifying gaps in curriculum design, helping institutions refine their teaching strategies. Additionally, AI contributes to the evolution of assessment methods, offering new ways to measure students’ understanding and skills beyond traditional testing.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

Bridging this gap requires iterative refinementrecognizing that what works in theory or in controlled conditions needs real-world testing, adaptation, and continuous improvement. Its not just about designing something that works in the lab but ensuring our designs are resilient, adaptable, and responsive enough to thrive in the wild.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Learning Upgrade , an ed-tech company providing digital, differentiated literacy curriculum designed for English language learners (ELLs), launched a mobile app to increase accessibility and expand offerings to a wide range of English learners.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

Bridging this gap requires iterative refinementrecognizing that what works in theory or in controlled conditions needs real-world testing, adaptation, and continuous improvement. Its not just about designing something that works in the lab but ensuring our designs are resilient, adaptable, and responsive enough to thrive in the wild.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Six Massachusetts colleges and universities, alongside the state’s Department of Higher Education, are testing their hypothesis that free, culturally relevant textbooks can improve student performance. some of the principles being stripped out of the curriculum are why we’re here,” she says. “We For us in New England?a

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2019

I passed the fraction test back to my pre-algebra class and an awkward silence filled the room. The rest were lost and stuffed the tests into their binders immediately after glancing at their grade. High school math curriculum is bullet-pointed into units, chapters, subheadings and indicators. My heart sank.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2022

After 22 years as a classroom teacher, plus time spent as an instructional coach and curriculum designer, Uram took on this new position just three years ago, when it was first created. Then, we have systems of teacher leaders, curriculum leaders, principals who join these conversations.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2022

March 24, 2022 – A newly announced partnership between Saga Education and Littera Education means that schools will be able to offer students one of the most effective personalized tutoring programs in the country via a platform designed to make delivery easy. “Tutoring, when done well, can do more than help students catch up.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

One promising development in blended curriculum design that promotes student engagement is the new COVA model. While this concept sounds simple, applying it is actually quite complicated, because it involves veering away from the accepted model of drill-test-repeat of student skills.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

How students engage with their professors, the methods used to evaluate learning and retention and course curriculum design will all be influenced by the opportunities and challenges posed by AI. We are rethinking how to test students. AI is going to transform every aspect of higher education and the student journey.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Additionally, AI-powered analytics can assist educators in identifying and addressing broader trends in student performance, helping to refine curriculum design and teaching methodologies. AI also plays a role in data analytics, helping educators assess broader trends in student performance and informing curriculum adjustments.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

How “hard fun” that integrate math, writing, design and art in a programming project captivated students previously bored with the curriculum, and developed in them new confidence and significantly improved their scores on standardized math tests. Did you ever hear about a game advertised as being easy?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

With Kolibri, we provide a free and open-source learning platform that's really designed for learners with limited digital literacy skills, so there aren’t as many barriers to adoption. Recommended Resources: Explore Kolibri Donate to Learning Equality About Learning Equality Want to get started with Kolibri?

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Most people with “instructional design” in their job title are involved in converting “traditional” written curriculum or in-person teaching into an online course. Then, I test instructional concepts and product ideas by building rough prototypes that I put in front of learners to get their feedback quickly.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The classroom program, which began in fall 2018 and runs through the spring, pairs Nintendo technology with a curriculum designed by the Institute of Play to create a STEM-focused, hands-on learning experience that combines digital and physical elements.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2017

Newly designed schools have the advantage of considering the challenges established schools may face when it comes to educating students in the era of accountability, high stakes academic testing, and college and career preparation. The Valor Flagship Academy opened its doors to 150 fifth graders in the fall of 2014.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2019

The computer science curriculum is doing more than teaching underserved middle school students how to code. In early May, students were finishing up a website design unit in their computer science class, which follows the curriculum designed by RePublic Schools , a charter school network based in Nashville, Tenn.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In doing so, we should design assessments as an engaging, ongoing process for students, helping them learn and achieve their learning outcomes rather than considering it as a one-shot test or quiz and focusing merely on the score. She obtained her PhD in chemistry education from Bremen University/Germany.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The new suite of offerings – which includes a range of AI tools, interactive lessons, and curriculum-supporting content – takes Canva from a classroom design tool to an end-to-end education platform capable of producing and teaching complete lessons with ease. Teachers can browse lessons by grade, subject and topic.

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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. In the test stage, the educator will practice and test the education plan for efficacy. References Billings, Dianne M.,

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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. In the test stage, the educator will practice and test the education plan for efficacy. References Billings, Dianne M.,

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Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Test – The educator will practice and test the education plan for efficacy. These concepts apply to both the curriculum or content and the environment. Prototype –The educator will develop a plan for the content and the environment in which it will be taught.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

They also believe schools need intensive support as they experiment, take risks, and test out changes to their currently functional models in order to find and sometimes create astounding models. Transcend is supporting the network with planning, design, implementation and iteration for the Greenfield Schools.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In doing so, we should design assessments as an engaging, ongoing process for students, helping them learn and achieve their learning outcomes rather than considering it as a one-shot test or quiz and focusing merely on the score. She obtained her PhD in chemistry education from Bremen University/Germany.

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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. Survey results were overwhelmingly positive.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Test – The educator will practice and test the education plan for efficacy. These concepts apply to both the curriculum or content and the environment. Prototype –The educator will develop a plan for the content and the environment in which it will be taught.

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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. Survey results were overwhelmingly positive.

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Language Languages Laboratory Learning Outcomes 107

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

Did you rapidly improve test scores during your time as an 8th grade math teacher? Reading “Increased test scores by 14% year over year” is far more impressive than “Managed a class of 28 students.” Are you looking to expand as a Curriculum Designer? Give them the numbers. What’s your dream role?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Educators can use these insights to refine curriculum design, adapt teaching strategies, and address areas where students may be struggling. These assessments go beyond traditional testing, offering a more comprehensive understanding of students’ cognitive abilities, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving capabilities.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

You start seeing this really interesting data and research design come out about how to move away from testing what students are doing online to how they were learning, and that was a huge boon, mostly because people who had been doing online didn’t have the money to do that kind of high level research.

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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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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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