Instructional Design Workshops

Creating a classroom environment where students are actively involved in their own learning and use technology in powerful ways takes time and support. IDE consultants provide teachers with ongoing assistance. Our aim is to help teachers develop the skill of reflective practice -- the process of asking themselves why they do what they do. Through this consultative process, the teachers begin to implement new instructional strategies to meet the students' needs. Instructional design workshops allow participants to deconstruct the learning environment and become architects of exciting, cutting-edge learning environments. Participants use a variety of tools and graphic organizers to accomplish their work. IDE's instructional design work focuses on the 10 principles of the learner-active classroom:

  • Learning from a "felt need"
  • High Academic Standards
  • Student responsibility for learning
  • Collaborative learning
  • Individual learning path
  • Technology infusion
  • Connected learning
  • High social capital
  • Higher-order thinking
  • Global Citizenship