With COVID cases on the rise, many schools are returning to remote instruction, at least through mid-January, as a “pause,” as one district put it. Last spring was a very trying time, and not a lot went well, but it’s important to realize that you have the opportunity to #DoSomethingDifferent and ROCK remote learning! My […]
IDE Corp. is pleased to announce that Carrie Gentner, IDE Consultant and Coordinator of Digital Content, has been awarded a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of South Florida. Dr. Gentner’s dissertation is titled “Problematizing Florida’s Extended Reading Time Policy: A Critical Investigation of Place, Demographics, and Curricula.” Her research explores […]
IDE Corp. is pleased to announce, effective immediately, the promotion of Shané Beauford to the position of Director of Educational Equity. Shané graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in Middle Grades Mathematics and went on to teach for about 10 years at the middle school level, all in Title I schools working […]
Fall 2020 promises to bring some challenges to schools in terms of social distancing. Most likely, students will attend school with a staggered schedule that has them both learning at home and learning online. Even if social distancing ends, the chances of another virus-related school closing are high. It’s time to stop thinking of schools […]
The shift from “brick ‘n’ mortar” teaching to remote learning design is about more than posting lessons and assignments to a digital platform! Educators are working hard to recreate the learning ecosystem that exists in their classrooms and schools in a virtual way, because learning isn’t only about the lessons! Shifting paradigms is always a […]