There is a big paradigm shift looming in education: the need to shift focus from teaching to learning, from teacher as information deliverer to teacher as facilitator of learning. That means on any given day, the teacher’s primary focus should be not on a lesson plan or textbook page, but on a student, and another, […]
Design Process Is Just Good For Kids . . . and the World!
I often hear design process and design thinking mentioned in connection with STEM and STEAM programs; and yes, clearly, if you’re going to solve a design problem, it’s good to have a design process. But the type of methodical thinking involved in design process is just good for everyday life! So build it into everything […]
Addressing Student Behavior Through Facilitation
I’m pleased to share this perspective on a more productive way to address student behavior by guest blogger Shané Beauford, Coordinator of Systems Thinking at IDE Corp. Student behavior is a hot topic in schools, with some schools moving to programs that depend on extrinsic rewards to prompt positive behaviors. Often, when addressing student behavioral […]
Student-Driven Learning: “I Want, I Can, I Do!”
How do you ensure that students learn? … and not just for the moment or the test, but for the long term? How do you reduce “summer slide” or the fear that, if you do not review for a test, the students will not remember the content? That is, how do you produce meaningful learning […]
IDE Corp. Presenting at New Jersey School Boards Association Workshop 2017
The IDE Corp. team is pleased to announce that we will be presenting at the New Jersey School Boards Association Workshop 2017. “The largest professional development event for school leaders in New Jersey”, as described by the NJSBA, will take place October 23–26, 2017 in Atlantic City. Dr. Nancy Sulla, president and founder of IDE […]