Problem-based learning is at the core of creator Dr. Nancy Sulla’s student-centered Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™. Shifting instruction from being teacher-directed to student-centered begins with a solid curricular foundation. A problem-based curriculum provides the inspiration and foundation for designing student-centered and student-driven classrooms. Please join us on Tuesday, September 26, at 2:00 pm EST for […]
Briarcliff Manor Schools Head Back to School This Summer with IDE Corp.
Briarcliff Manor teachers have been spending the summer training with IDE Corp. to learn to teach with a learner-active approach that better supports their new technology-infused classrooms. High school teacher Robert Saar says, “You can’t have classes that just feed them (students) facts because what value does that have in terms of expanding their minds?” […]
In Search of the Perfect Problem
At IDE Corp., our “why” for the professional development services and consulting we provide is to assist schools in positioning students to change the world. To build student efficacy and leadership, schools must move beyond a compliance model to an engagement → empowerment → efficacy model of instruction. The Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom model drives learning […]
Dr. Nancy Sulla Presents Webinar on STEM
Please join us on Thursday, June 8, at 2:00 pm EST for a discussion with Dr. Nancy Sulla on creating a culture of STEM. If the purpose of STEM is to inspire students toward careers in science, technology, engineering, and math, schools need to start cultivating in their students the mindsets of the scientist, technologist, engineer, […]
An Empathy-Driven Design Process
The engineering design process (see video) is about creating that which does not yet exist. You formulate a problem, explore content related to it, ideate to brainstorm possible solutions, sift through those to select the most effective and feasible, simulate the solution through a prototype you can test, and then, advocate for that solution. Voilà! […]
