Remove Evaluation Remove High School Remove Multidisciplinary
article thumbnail

Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant

Edsurge

Technology is not neutral,” says Joshua Jonas, a curriculum and instruction researcher at Baylor University and former high school teacher. “It Jonas and his colleagues at Baylor developed a six-step technology evaluation for equity framework. It has to be AA rated or we don’t buy it.” Tannenbaum teaches icons first.

Culture 144
article thumbnail

Why Old Arguments for Earning a Diploma Don't Resonate With My Students — and Which Ones Will

Edsurge

Each year, some students do not meet these expectations, and as a result, they are told they have not earned a high school diploma and aren’t able to walk across the stage with their peers. Today, as our children leave high school and enter the so-called “real world,” they are facing a world changing at an unprecedented pace.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Interdisciplinary studies prepare students for the challenges of a globalized world, where interconnected problems demand multidisciplinary solutions. Research suggests that high school and university students who employ interdisciplinary approaches tend to achieve as well or better academically (Campbell & Henning, 2010).

article thumbnail

64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Elizabeth Bassford, Vice President of Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates As the multidisciplinary nature of astronomy is recognized, schools should look to expand curriculums with more astronomy-focused courses in 2024. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering.

article thumbnail

Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Interdisciplinary studies prepare students for the challenges of a globalized world, where interconnected problems demand multidisciplinary solutions. Research suggests that high school and university students who employ interdisciplinary approaches tend to achieve as well or better academically (Campbell & Henning, 2010).

article thumbnail

?Preparing For an Unknown Future

Edsurge

Originally inspired by the efficiency of factories and certainty of science, the mass education movement largely sought to standardize and sterilize schools nationwide. Think about a traditional high school with kids grouped by age, learning broken down by subject, systems governed by periods, bells, and hand-raising.

Failure 160
article thumbnail

65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Elizabeth Bassford, Vice President of Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates As the multidisciplinary nature of astronomy is recognized, schools should look to expand curriculums with more astronomy-focused courses in 2024. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering.