Choice and Voice: A Must-Have! Student choice and voice are widely valued concepts in schools today, but what does voice actually look and sound like in practice? Choice is relatively easy to conceptualize. Students may have choices about when they complete work, with whom they collaborate, where they work in the classroom, or how they […]
“Drop the Mic” and Model the Year Ahead
By guest blogger Tanya Bosco, MBA — Chief Strategy Officer at IDE Corp. Want your teachers to experience mic drop moments during back-to-school planning days? Then stop presenting and start modeling. Whether you have a single day or an entire week before students return, these are some of the most valuable (and most often under-leveraged) […]
Dr. Nancy Sulla to Speak on Academic Resilience at NJSBA Symposium Spring 2021
Dr. Nancy Sulla, author of the new book Reinventing the Classroom Experience: Learning Anywhere, Anytime, will share insights and strategies to combat learning loss and promote learning acceleration despite pandemic-related shutdowns and learning interruptions. Dr. Sulla’s session, “Learning Loss to Academic Resilience: Student Achievement During a Pandemic,” is taking place 10:00 AM Thursday, May 13 […]
IDE Corp. Named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2021
Inc. magazine today announced that IDE Corp. has been named to the annual list of the Best Workplaces for 2021. Hitting newsstands May 18 in the May/June 2021 issue, and as part of a prominent Inc.com feature, the list is the result of a wide-ranging and comprehensive measurement of American companies that have created exceptional workplaces […]
From “Teacher-Dependent” to “Student-Dependent” Learning
Learning in schools is “teacher-dependent” with the core element being the “lesson.” In March of 2020, when students and teachers shifted to remote instruction, the “teacher-dependent” approach failed us. Schools are talking about learning losses; students weren’t logging in to join lessons; primary teachers were trying to help students stay focused; teachers, students, and parents […]
