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# IDE Corp.

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- [Designing Elevated Tier 1 Instruction for All Students](https://www.idecorp.com/designing-powerful-tier-1-instruction-for-all-students/) - Tier 1 instruction isn't one lesson—it's four components powered by personalization. Learn the framework for stronger core teaching and fewer interventions.
- [Preparing Students for a Workforce That AI Is Already Reshaping](https://www.idecorp.com/preparing-students-for-a-workforce-that-ai-is-already-reshaping/) - As AI reshapes education and careers, durable skills like adaptability, critical thinking, and collaboration matter more than ever.
- [Start the Year With a Priming Plan](https://www.idecorp.com/start-the-year-with-a-priming-plan/) - Use a Priming Plan to position students for success during the school year: familiarity w/ structures & procedures, self-confidence, and baseline data.
- [The Power of Play: Building Brains, Behavior, and Belonging](https://www.idecorp.com/the-power-of-play-building-brains-behavior-and-belonging/) - Discover how facilitated play builds executive function, social-emotional skills, and a love of learning in kindergarten. Learn why play isn't a break from the work — it is the work.
- [Promote Student Success Through Executive Function!](https://www.idecorp.com/promote-student-success-through-executive-function/) - Unleash the power of executive function to enhance student achievement, emotional resilience, and social skills. Discover effective strategies now.
- [The Human Edge in Teaching: What Teachers Do That AI Can't](https://www.idecorp.com/the-human-edge-in-teaching-what-teachers-do-that-ai-cant/) - AI can deliver content — but it can't truly know your students. Here's why that's good news for the teaching profession.
- [Making Time Count for Every Schedule, Every Grade Level](https://www.idecorp.com/making-time-count-for-every-schedule-every-grade-level/) - Every minute matters — whether you teach in 45-minute periods or 80-minute blocks. Here's how to design time so students are always learning, not just busy.
- [Eliminating the Need for Test Prep](https://www.idecorp.com/eliminating-the-need-for-test-prep/) - Skip the test prep scramble. Learn two engaging review strategies plus a six-part framework for building the kind of retention that lasts all year long.
- [The AI-UDL Magic](https://www.idecorp.com/the-ai-udl-magic/) - Discover how AI chatbots can help teachers quickly design UDL-based lessons, save hours of prep, and boost student access to rigorous content.
- [Teaching Through PBL](https://www.idecorp.com/teaching-through-pbl/) - Explore K-12 problem-based learning tasks centered on unsolved real-world mysteries. Transform your classroom with activities that spark "mic drop" moments.
- [Taking the Emotion out of Dysregulation](https://www.idecorp.com/taking-the-emotion-out-of-dysregulation/) - Dysregulation is not defiance—it’s physiology. Managing your own response prevents escalation, supports co-regulation, and keeps classrooms learning-focused.
- [Unlocking the Potential of Content, Learners, & Teachers Through Questioning!](https://www.idecorp.com/unlocking-the-potential-of-content-learners-teachers-through-questioning/) - When classrooms emphasize questioning at these levels, students don't just finish lessons; they own the learning. And that ownership is what shows up on assessments. For a more in-depth look, visit MyQPortal and access the free content on five levels of facilitation questions; listen to my 9-minute podcast on this. With a focus on standardized
- [From Dissemination to Conversations: Reclaiming Faculty Meetings as Leadership Leverage](https://www.idecorp.com/from-dissemination-to-conversation-reclaiming-faculty-meetings-as-leadership-leverage/) - Reclaim faculty meetings as leadership leverage by shifting from announcements to intentional conversation that builds collective efficacy.
- [Before We Blame Screens, Let's Talk About the Playground](https://www.idecorp.com/before-we-blame-screens-lets-talk-about-the-playground/) - It's the Screens! Or Is it? Screen time has become the villain in most conversations about young children’s attention, behavior, and learning. Kids can’t focus? Screens!Kids can’t regulate emotions? Screens!Kids don’t reason the way they used to? Screens! Technology does play a role. But blaming screens alone lets the rest of the system completely off
- [Voice Isn’t Volume; It’s Co-Creation](https://www.idecorp.com/voice-isnt-volume-its-co-creation/) - Student voice goes beyond participation. Learn how co-creation builds agency, executive function, and real ownership of learning in today’s classrooms.
- [Perseverance in the Classroom: Supporting Productive Struggle](https://www.idecorp.com/perseverance-in-the-classroom-supporting-productive-struggle/) - By guest blogger Nicole Koch The Power of Perseverance Are our classrooms designed to make perseverance possible, or are we unintentionally rescuing students from the struggle that helps them grow? Perseverance is not a personality trait students either have or lack. It is a skill, built through repeated opportunities to encounter challenge, experience temporary uncertainty,
- [From Dysregulation to Self-Regulation: Co-Regulation Strategies](https://www.idecorp.com/from-dysregulation-to-self-regulation-co-regulation-strategies/) - Student behavior can disrupt learning, but behavior itself is rarely the root issue. What educators are often witnessing in moments of challenge is dysregulation: a nervous system that has exceeded its current capacity to manage emotion, attention, sensory input, or cognitive demand. When dysregulation is treated as misbehavior, responses tend to focus on compliance. When
- [The Bridge to SDI Gen-Ed Curriculum Access](https://www.idecorp.com/the-bridge-to-sdi-gen-ed-curriculum-access/) - Students with disabilities deserve real access to the general-education curriculum. Discover how executive function builds the bridge to SDI, concept mastery, and meaningful learning.
- [From Problem-Based Learning to Performance-Based Assessment](https://www.idecorp.com/from-problem-based-learning-to-performance-based-assessment/) - Learn to use problem-based learning for instruction and learning; use performance-based assessment to determine individual student content mastery.
- [If You Give a Kid a Real-World Problem](https://www.idecorp.com/if-you-give-a-kid-a-real-world-problem/) - Have you read the book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie? It’s an awesome book for all ages! If you give a mouse a cookie, the mouse will want milk; then the mouse will want a straw, then a napkin, and so on and so on. The story depicts the power of chain reactions
- [The Unique Nature and Educational Needs of Generation Alpha](https://www.idecorp.com/the-unique-nature-and-educational-needs-of-generation-alpha/) - Raised on iPads and instant access, Gen Alpha needs schools that prioritize autonomy, authenticity, and real-world learning—not more whole-class lessons.
- [Is It Time for Problem-Based Curricula?](https://www.idecorp.com/is-it-time-for-problem-based-curricula/) - As AI reshapes access to information, schools must evolve. It’s time for problem-based curricula that build thinking, application, and human ingenuity.
- [Make Teaching a Collaborative Profession](https://www.idecorp.com/make-teaching-a-collaborative-profession/) - Go Beyond Appreciation on World Teachers’ Day Since 1994, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has celebrated World Teachers’ Day on October 5th. Each May we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day, but World Teachers’ Day goes so far beyond appreciation. UNESCO describes World Teachers’ Day as “a day to celebrate how teachers are
- [Make Specially-Designed Instruction Count](https://www.idecorp.com/making-specially-designed-instruction-count/) - Specially-designed instruction must go beyond the lesson to include the nuances, including strengthening executive function, fostering student agency, and more.
- [The Sounds of Engagement: What Learning Looks and Feels Like](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-the-sounds-of-engagement/) - Discover how to assess true student engagement by listening for the sounds of learning—clarifying, brainstorming, and aha moments—in your classroom.
- [Extended Day, Extended Impact: Rethinking After-School Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/extended-day-extended-impact-rethinking-after-school-learning/) - Discover how to turn extended day and after-school programs into powerful learning experiences. Learn how student engagement, personalized instruction, and teacher facilitation can transform outcomes.
- [Two Approaches to Teaching in the Block](https://www.idecorp.com/two-approaches-to-teaching-in-the-block/) - Discover two proven strategies to engage students and maximize learning in block schedules—plus tips for leading change and building teacher buy-in.
- ["Drop the Mic" and Model the Year Ahead](https://www.idecorp.com/drop-the-mic-and-model-the-year-ahead/) - Make back-to-school days impactful. Model student-centered learning and spark teacher engagement with strategies from IDE Corp.’s Tanya Bosco.
- [From Busy to Bold: Why the Smartest Leaders Reflect in Summer](https://www.idecorp.com/from-busy-to-bold-why-the-smartest-leaders-reflect-in-summer/) - Go Beyond the Summer Checklist Summer offers school leaders a rare gift: a (brief) window of clarity. The urgent demands pause. The inbox quiets. As a result, there’s space to think, breathe, and reset before the next school year begins. Then again… many school leaders describe summer quite differently—more like a sprint. It’s a scramble
- [Use AI to Elevate Special Education Instruction](https://www.idecorp.com/using-ai-to-elevate-special-education-instruction/) - A Worthy Quest The goal of a special education program is to help students succeed and thrive through highly personalized approaches to engagement, instruction, and assessment. There is no single package. No one-size-fits-all solution. No magic curriculum. So, how can schools meet the diverse and unique needs of students receiving special education services? By using
- [Curriculum That Brings a Portrait of a Graduate to Life](https://www.idecorp.com/curriculum-that-brings-a-portrait-of-a-graduate-to-life/) - A Plan for an Actionable Response What will it take to turn the “Portrait of a Graduate” from a vision to a reality? Let’s break it down so you can use it to drive curriculum design. We’ll look at the following: - The common Portrait of a Graduate attributes across states and districts - How
- [Teaching Students Requires Respect](https://www.idecorp.com/teaching-students-requires-respect/) - Declining Enrollments Challenge Schools Students today are not the same as those who filed into classrooms even 20 years ago; they are pushing the envelope for defining what learning and related instruction looks like. More students are opting for homeschooling and virtual schooling: - Twenty years ago, some 850,000 students engaged in homeschooling. - For
- [The Secret to Better Reading? Executive Function in Action](https://www.idecorp.com/the-secret-to-better-reading-executive-function-in-action/) - Help Your New Literacy Program Rock Results! I’ve been in education long enough to know it’s never about the curricular program. In fact, no literacy program succeeds in a vacuum. Its success depends not only on the cognitive readiness of the student and the professional capacity of the teacher to implement it, but also on
- ["Future-Powered Kindergarten" for Gen Alpha](https://www.idecorp.com/future-powered-kindergarten-for-gen-alpha/) - Kindergarten Foreshadows Success in Life Kindergarten sets you up for all that lies ahead in school and in life. It’s where you should:- Develop the foundational skills for learning;- Build your social and collaborative skills;- Learn to take ownership of your actions and learning; and- Feel good about yourself, building confidence and pride. We owe it
- ["One Day This Summer:" A Call to Action](https://www.idecorp.com/one-day-this-summer-an-educators-call-to-action/) - High-Quality Teachers = Student Achievement Raising student achievement is top on everyone's minds these days. Schools are continually looking at new programs to adopt, new materials to purchase for instructional purposes. Yet, research consistently points to the impact of the quality of a teacher on student achievement. For example, John Hattie's meta-analysis of more than
- [Teaching for What Lasts: "How" You Teach Builds Durable Skills](https://www.idecorp.com/teaching-for-what-lasts-how-you-teach-builds-durable-skills/) - Curriculum tells us what to teach. But what if the most profound and lasting impact we have on our students lies not just in what we teach, but in how we teach it? Preparing Students for Today and Their Future Our students will navigate careers that may not even exist yet, solve problems we can't
- [The SuperSkills of Leadership Require Executive Function](https://www.idecorp.com/the-superskills-of-leadership-require-executive-function/) - In the 2nd edition of my book Building Executive Function: The Missing Link of Student Achievement, I view the 40 key executive function skills through the lens of life skills they support: You can access the full "mapping" of the 40 executive function skills to these levels through MyQPortal — our instructional resource; just click
- [7 Essential Elements for ELL Support](https://www.idecorp.com/7-essential-elements-for-ell-support/) - Updated 11-20-2024 With co-author Lesley Perez According to the National Education Association, “By 2025, 1 out of 4 children in classrooms across the nation will be English Language Learners.” Schools have ENL (English as a New Language) services to provide instruction in language acquisition, but what happens when students are in classrooms outside of that
- [Harness AI for Innovative Lesson Planning and PBL](https://www.idecorp.com/why-should-teachers-not-fear-chatgpt/) - Chat with an AI chatbot to enhance lesson planning and PBL tasks, boosting student engagement & critical thinking.
- [Starting the School Year: Priming Plan vs. First ALU](https://www.idecorp.com/starting-the-school-year-priming-plan-vs-first-alu/) - Note: If you click on a link to the IDEportal and are a subscriber, log in; otherwise, click demo mode. The goal of engagement should be “minds-on” passionate entanglement with the task at hand. In the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom, we achieve engagement through the use of real-world, problem-based tasks to launch a unit. Given a
- [Three Tools to Improve Student Behavior](https://www.idecorp.com/three-tools-to-improve-student-behavior/) - It All Comes Down to Executive Function Positive behavior is dependent upon strong executive function. Punishments and bribes will do little to change behavior. We have to get to the root causes of behavior problems. A very important root cause is a lack of developmentally appropriate executive function. Academic achievement depends on executive function. Mental
- [Unlock Student Creativity: A Classroom Is Like A Swimming Pool](https://www.idecorp.com/a-classroom-is-like-a-swimming-pool/) - Create a standards-based culture of creativity & problem-solving. Use a pool metaphor to design flexible, structured learning units with student choice & voice.
- [Designing Authentic Curricula](https://www.idecorp.com/designing-authentic-curricula/) - Some points I'd like to make: - Students are constantly learning ... just not necessarily what you want them to learn. - Reality TV points to the power of the "real world" to engage youth today. - A real-world pandemic burst into our lives, causing us to focus on the here and now. - The
- [Strategies for Professional Learning to Cultivate Teacher Efficacy](https://www.idecorp.com/empowering-educators-strategies-for-professional-learning-to-boost-teacher-efficacy/) - The Student Achievement – Teacher Professional Learning Connection. There’s a domino game getting set up in schools today: Schools are facing a significant teacher
- [<strong>Understanding Gen Z Teachers: Recession Impact and Retention Strategies</strong>](https://www.idecorp.com/recession-and-teacher-retention-whats-the-connection/) - Navigating Societal Events on Education Imagine being 8–10 years old and suddenly finding out one of your parents or caregivers lost their job, seeing them stressed and crying, being told they can't afford to do things you always did, having to move because your family can't afford to live there anymore. Imagine having your parents
- [Student Voice vs. Student Choice](https://www.idecorp.com/student-voice-vs-student-choice/) - The Emergence of Choice in Our Society The year is 1950. You probably shop at one local grocery store. You have your hair cut at the local hair salon. If you are fortunate enough to own a television, you might be able to access three network stations. The point is, people did not have the
- [Executive Function May Be the Missing Link](https://www.idecorp.com/executive-function-may-be-the-missing-link/) - revised 11/29/23 For too long, executive function has been a term used primarily among special education professionals to discuss deficits, overlooked by mainstream educators as the path to achievement for all. Simply put, academic engagement that focuses on higher-order thinking and application is a door-opener for students! If students can thrive in academic rigor, they
- [Student/Teacher Roles in Engagement, Empowerment, & Efficacy](https://www.idecorp.com/student-teacher-roles-in-engagement-empowerment-efficacy/) - If you want students who learn at high levels, can apply that learning, and retain that learning for the long term, build learning environments that move students from engagement to empowerment to efficacy. First Step: Engagement: Seek to create learning environments that foster an atmosphere of engagement: where students are so engrossed in learning that
- [Anchoring the Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/anchoring-the-learning/) - revised 11/26/23 We all learn best when we are motivated to learn, and the intrinsic motivation of interest, pride, and "felt need" works much better than the extrinsic motivation of rewards, peer pressure, and fear! How do you build an intrinsic motivation to learn? Anchor the learning to some bigger problem or challenge that motivates
- [1:1 Devices and The Case for Rethinking "School"](https://www.idecorp.com/1to1-classrooms-the-case-for-rethinking-school/) - revised 11/17/23 Since the original posting in 2016, the world experienced a pandemic that caused schools to acquire and place computing devices into the hands of every student. Suddenly, many schools became 1:1! But did instruction change? Read on . . . Change is hard! It requires some paradigm shifting; that is, a rethinking of
- [Norms & Protocols to Promote Student Agency](https://www.idecorp.com/norms-protocols-to-promote-student-agency/) - When hiring people responsible for answering the phones at IDE Corp., we tell them to "answer on the first ring" to show respect to the caller (that's a norm); and we tell them to answer "Good [morning/afternoon], IDE Corp., ____________ speaking" (that's a protocol). In educational terms: Norms are rules of engagement — expectations for working
- [Student Engagement: The “Flow” Factor](https://www.idecorp.com/student-engagement-the-flow-factor/) - revised 9/2/23 Think of a time when you were so engaged in performing an activity that you lost track of time, were totally energized and immersed in it, and you didn’t want to stop . . . Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi defined the idea of uber-engagement or “flow” in his 1990 book, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal
- [The #LATIC-RTI-UDL Convergence](https://www.idecorp.com/the-latic-rti-udl-convergence/) - How do you ensure that all students achieve at the highest level, thus opening myriad doors for their future? Three popular frameworks converge beautifully to provide the "secret sauce." IDE Corp.'s Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom (#LATIC) is a framework for designing student-driven classrooms: It puts students in charge of their own learning to produce greater results. The key is
- [Teachers and AI and ELLs, Oh My!](https://www.idecorp.com/teachers-and-ai-and-ells-oh-my/) - Having experienced the pathways and trends in education since the 1950s, I can confidently proclaim . . . this is a time like no other. We are at a crossroads that is both daunting and exhilarating. COVID, AI, and globalization, to name a few, are changing the landscape of students, parents, and teachers. Schools must
- [Five Types of Videos Teachers Can Use to Enhance Learning!](https://www.idecorp.com/five-types-of-videos-teachers-can-use-to-rock-remote-or-hybrid-learning/) - What is one of the big challenges of students working remotely? Access to the teacher's high-quality instruction and guidance. What is one of the ways students engage with information in their world today? Video! Simply put, teachers need to "clone themselves" so that students have access to their voice, expertise, knowledge, and wisdom so they
- [The Five Types of Instructional Activities](https://www.idecorp.com/hybrid-instructional-activities/) - While there is certainly a place in your learning environment for whole-group instruction, a large part of a student's day needs to involve engaging in tackling instructional activities. For the greatest results, start with thinking through how we learn and selecting activities to support that. Consider the learning progression (from the brain's-eye view): Cognitive Dissonance
- [The Six Phases of PBL Design & Implementation](https://www.idecorp.com/the-six-phases-of-pbl-implementation/) - If you’re looking to: - Accelerate learning - Raise student achievement - Increase attendance - Reduce behavior problems - Increase executive function you need to think of one word, the key to it all: engagement! Think about any child or adult you know, or yourself! When we are engaged in an activity that draws us
- [5 Strategies for Leveraging Neurodiversity in the Classroom](https://www.idecorp.com/5-strategies-for-leveraging-neurodiversity-in-the-classroom/) - In the blockbuster The Imitation Game, Alan Turing is stigmatized as arrogant and apathetic. In a classroom, children labeled with these characteristics are less likely to be authentically engaged. Their education and career opportunities become limited as a result. However, when we shift our mindsets and frame those characteristics as self-aware and passionate (for Turing,
- [Leading Change When Time and Subs Are Scarce](https://www.idecorp.com/leading-change-when-time-and-subs-are-scarce/) - 12 Ways to Get Started Post-pandemic: Teachers have a heavy lift with student achievement, executive function, and social and emotional learning. The one-shot PD offered on PD days and after school no longer meets their needs. They need answers — lots of them — on a continual basis. The more we learn about students' needs,
- [Transformational vs. Transactional Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/transformational-vs-transactional-learning/) - Whether in the classroom or teachers’ professional development, the instructional goal should be transformational learning rather than transactional learning. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Transaction: “an occurrence in which [something] is passed from one person . . . to another” Transformation: “a complete or major change in someone’s . . . appearance, form, etc.” Much
- [LATI Classroom Initiative in Toms River, NJ, Supported Through Steelcase Active Learning Grant](https://www.idecorp.com/lati-classroom-initiative-in-toms-river-nj-supported-through-steelcase-active-learning-grant/) - IDE Corp. is proud to announce that IDE client Toms River High School North in Toms River, NJ, has been selected as one of 15 recipients of the Steelcase Active Learning Center Grant. The grant received over 950 applications. Toms River High School will "receive one of four classroom types designed by Steelcase and valued
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla presents on the LATI Classroom at Hastings-on-Hudson, NY Board of Education meeting](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-presents-on-the-learner-active-technology-infused-classroom-at-hastings-on-hudson-board-of-education-meeting/) - Dr. Nancy Sulla, the founder and president of IDE Corp, and the author of Students Taking Charge and It’s Not What You Teach But How presented and was video recorded at this months Board of Education meeting in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Gail Kipper, principal of Farragut Middle School introduced Dr. Sulla. Kipper describes the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom as "offering us
- [#LATICinsights: Protocols for Powerful Engagement](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-protocols-for-powerful-engagement/) - In a Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom, the teacher is a "bridge builder," creating structures that allow students to take charge of their own learning. It's important to ensure that at any point in time, you can look at a student and know what is going on in that student's mind. Is real learning taking place? Protocols can
- [Teacher Retention: Challenge and Innovation](https://www.idecorp.com/teacher-retention-challenge-and-innovation/) - Schools, districts, and parents are being dealt a wake-up call that, if not heeded, will result in a disastrous lack of teachers in the near future (it's already happening in some locations). In-service teachers are leaving the profession, and fewer students want to enter it. "Few professions have been more upended by the pandemic than
- [Principal Support Is Just a PLE* Away!](https://www.idecorp.com/principal-support-is-just-a-ple-away/) - The pandemic started a domino effect of issues that are still affecting schools today. Principals must attend to so much, and there are so many urgent items nagging at them, that it is sometimes hard to focus on instructional leadership. As principals face the challenge of moving their schools forward, they must shift to empowering
- [Understanding Blended Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/understanding-blended-learning/) - Consider the following three examples . . . A teacher introduces a topic to the entire class. After the lesson, students engage in a variety of activities to explore the topic further: an online simulation; an online search for information; a small-group meeting to discuss the topic; or a live, in-depth lesson from the teacher.
- [Prioritize Student Choice](https://www.idecorp.com/focus-2020-prioritize-student-choice/) - As Henry Ford said in 1909: "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." Remember older movies where all of the cars were black? When I was growing up in the fifties and sixties, there was pretty much one grocery store in town, the local
- [Learner-Active, Technology-Infused School Named 2016 National Blue Ribbon Winner](https://www.idecorp.com/learner-active-technology-infused-school-named-2016-national-blue-ribbon-winner/) - IDE Corp. is very pleased to announce that a long-time valued client, Icahn Charter School 4 in the Bronx, NY, has been named one of ten NYC schools selected as 2016 National Blue Ribbon Winners. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes "outstanding public and non-public schools" and "celebrates some of the most skilled and effective educators in the country". Icahn
- [The New Fall Look for School: A Hybrid Learning Environment](https://www.idecorp.com/the-new-fall-look-for-school-a-hybrid-learning-environment/) - 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
- [In Search of the Perfect Problem](https://www.idecorp.com/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
- [IDE Corp. to Present at Multiple Sessions at ASCD Empower18](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-to-present-at-multiple-sessions-at-ascd-empower18/) - This year ASCD Empower18 will be held in Boston and IDE Corp. will be presenting at a number of sessions. Members of the IDE Corp. team will showcase with school partners throughout the conference from March 24 through March 26, 2018. Additionally, you can visit IDE Corp. at the Exhibit Show in Booth 1145. Click
- [Randolph, NJ Teacher Bobbi Sobel Shares LATIC Success In TV Interview](https://www.idecorp.com/randolph-nj-teacher-bobbi-sobel-shares-latic-success-in-tv-interview/) - Bobbi Sobel, a 5th-grade classroom teacher at Shongum Elementary School in Randolph, NJ, was interviewed on November 29, 2019, by Steve Adubato on his TV program, One-on-One with Steve Adubato. She shared her experiences and successes in her Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom. Bobbi describes her training in the LATI Classroom with IDE and the positive impact
- [Randolph New Jersey Teacher Shares LATI Classroom Success Story](https://www.idecorp.com/randolph-new-jersey-teacher-shares-lati-classroom-success-story/) - Bobbi Sobel, an elementary classroom teacher at Randolph Township Schools in New Jersey, recently shared her experience of creating a Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom in an article on the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) website. In the article, titled "Learner Active Technology Infused Approach Enhances Student Choice," Sobel describes how students are "presented with meaningful higher-order
- [Tips and Tools for Teaching Remote (and In-class) Students](https://www.idecorp.com/tips-and-tools-for-teaching-remote-and-in-class-students/) - COVID outbreaks are once again causing some schools to pivot to remote instruction, but this time the educational world should be able to confidently say, "We got this!" So I thought I'd share some of the tips and tools from my consulting experiences and my book Reinventing the Classroom Experience: Learning Anywhere, Anytime, written during
- [An Empathy-Driven Design Process](https://www.idecorp.com/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!
- [It's All About Retention of Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/its-all-about-retention-of-learning/) - You present a great lesson; you have great instructional materials for your students; you offer an assignment to assess their mastery of the content ... your students perform well! Yay! Learning has taken place! Now what? Typically, you move on to the next lesson or unit of study. It's great that the students "learned" the
- [Creating a Culture of Professional Learning: 3 Key Elements](https://www.idecorp.com/creating-a-culture-of-professional-learning-3-key-elements/) - The pandemic brought about a change in how educators view professional learning. In times of uncertainty and instability, which is the current reality in schools due to COVID, the answer is to be agile — shifting approaches to meet current needs. That includes revamping your approach to professional learning! As IDE Corp. consultant MaryAnne Choma
- [Learning Acceleration: What Does It Take?](https://www.idecorp.com/learning-acceleration-what-does-it-take/) - The most important point to remember is that teaching is not learning, and teaching does not necessarily produce learning. The mistake most schools make when attempting to increase student achievement is to teach more and better lessons. Lessons may not actually be the key to learning . . . and especially not whole-class lessons that
- [IDE Corp. Named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2021](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-named-inc-best-workplace-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
- [Opportunity and Access in Your Learning Environment](https://www.idecorp.com/opportunity-and-access-in-your-learning-environment/) - Guest blogger Shané Beauford, Director of Educational Equity at IDE Corp, shares her perspective on the importance of the opportunity-access connection in all classrooms. Opportunity and access are two of IDE Corp.’s 7 Lenses of Instructional Equity. These two lenses generally represent what has been afforded to an individual by others or by a system or
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla to Speak on Academic Resilience at NJSBA Symposium Spring 2021](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-speaks-academic-resilience-njsba-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
- [Learning Unwrapped and Making Black History Count](https://www.idecorp.com/learning-unwrapped-and-making-black-history-count/) - Making Black History Count was the topic of the January 28, 2021, episode of the internet talk show "Learning Unwrapped". Host Dr. Nancy Sulla and her co-host Shané Beauford welcomed an esteemed panel of guests to discuss Black History Month. "For far too long, black people have been left out of history books, in spite
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Launches  Internet TV Talk Show](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-launches-internet-tv-talk-show/) - Nancy’s NEW internet TV talk show, Learning Unwrapped, launched on December 10, 2020. Broadcasting live on Thursdays at 5:00 PM ET, Nancy focuses each week on one aspect of life’s most important skill: LEARNING. Learning Unwrapped broadcasts through Public Open Dialogue TV and is live-streamed on YouTube. For the first episode of Learning Unwrapped, the topic was "Engagement." Shané Beauford,
- [IDE to Present and Exhibit at NJSBA Workshop 2018 in Atlantic City, NJ](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-to-present-and-exhibit-at-njsba-workshop-2018-in-atlantic-city-nj/) - Next week will be another busy one for IDE! Team members from our headquarters in Ramsey, NJ, will be going to Atlantic City for NJSBA Workshop 2018. Workshop 2018 is the largest professional development event for school leaders in New Jersey. We will be both exhibiting in the main hall and presenting. Please stop by
- [IDE Corp. to Offer Five Sessions at NJSBA Workshop 2016 in Atlantic City, NJ](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-to-offer-five-sessions-at-njsba-workshop-2016-in-atlantic-city-nj/) - IDE Corp. is proud to offer five sessions with our valued clients Tuesday October 25th and Wednesday October 26th at the NJSBA Workshop 2016 conference at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Come attend our sessions and visit us at booth 719. Visit the workshop schedule to learn more: Building Internal Capacity Through Instructional Innovation presented with North
- [From "Teacher-Dependent" to "Student-Dependent" Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/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
- [Beyond Black History Month](https://www.idecorp.com/beyond-black-history-month/) - I’m pleased to share this perspective on Black History Month written by guest blogger Shané Beauford, Director of Educational Equity at IDE Corp. For some reason, celebrating Black History Month (#BHM) this year is hitting me a little different. SO much happened in 2020, specifically related to racial inequities in the United States. Black lives and voices
- [Physical Education Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classrooms in Chester Taylor Elementary School](https://www.idecorp.com/physical-education-learner-active-technology-infused-classrooms-in-chester-taylor-elementary-school/) - A Tampa Bay Times article on May 3 describes how the physical education classes at Chester Taylor Elementary school in Pasco County, FL, are using the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom to make physical education classes "more academic." The article noted that "more than just play a game, the children studied its history, calculated their statistics, designed
- [Are You Teaching Three-Dimensional Reading and Writing?](https://www.idecorp.com/are-you-teaching-three-dimensional-reading-and-writing/) - If we do not teach three-dimensional reading and writing in schools, we are cheating our students out of learning critical twenty-first-century skills. Throughout much of history, written language has been two-dimensional: across and down a page. Fundamentally, that has been due to the physical nature of putting thoughts onto cave walls, clay tablets, papyrus scrolls, and
- [Unwrapping Equity vs. Equality](https://www.idecorp.com/unwrapping-equity-vs-equality/) - By . . . a a Reality TV! Imagine you are a contestant on a reality TV show where you and one other contestant have the opportunity to walk away with a million dollars. The money is on the top of a two-story building. You just have to climb up a ladder to reach it. And
- [Totowa Public Schools Video Showcases IDE LATI Classrooms and Hybrid/Remote Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/totowa-public-schools-creates-video-showcasing-ide-lati-classrooms-and-hybrid-remote-learning/) - The Totowa Public Schools of Totowa, NJ, has created and released a video showing teachers embracing and thriving using the LATIC model during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patricia Capitelli, Totowa Superintendent of Schools, describes IDE Corp. as a "leader in designing remote and hybrid learning environments" and explains how IDE worked with Totowa "to create Learner-Active,
- [IDE Corp.'s Virtual Offices Featured in Wall Street Journal](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-s-virtual-offices-featured-in-wall-street-journal/) - IDE Corp. was featured in a January 16 Wall Street Journal article, "Are Videogames the Future of Remote Work?". Writer Christopher Mims visited IDE's virtual Gather.Town offices and met with Dr. Nancy Sulla, founder and president of IDE, in the virtual "lobby." They toured the virtual space, speaking with several IDE employees who shared their
- [Triggering Awareness: A Path to Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/triggering-awareness-a-path-to-learning/) - Imagine teaching a short lesson to introduce students to the concept of a preposition: Prior to the lesson, on the whiteboard, write the same sentence four times: The book is _____ the desk. Stand by a desk and hold up a book, asking students to identify the desk and the book. "These are two things, or
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla's Latest Book Available for Pre-order](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sullas-latest-book-available-for-pre-order/) - Dr. Nancy Sulla's 6th and latest book, Reinventing the Classroom Experience: Learning Anywhere, Anytime, is now available for preorder from Routledge Publishing for delivery after May 30, 2021. In this book, Dr. Sulla explains "how you can reinvent the classroom experience and provide high-quality instruction that works as well at home as it does in
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Internet TV Show "Learning Unwrapped" Wins Award](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-internet-tv-show-learning-unwrapped-wins-award/) - IDE Corp. President Dr. Nancy Sulla received an award for her new internet TV show, Learning Unwrapped. In just its fourth week, the show has brought inspirational and informative voices from around the world and across sectors to focus on life's most important life skill: learning! International Broadcast Media TV hosted the IBMTV Awards 2020 on December 30, 2020, and Dr.
- [Remote Teaching — But Not Like Spring!](https://www.idecorp.com/remote-teaching-but-not-like-spring/) - 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
- [The Equity Series: IDE Corp.'s Seven Lenses of Instructional Equity](https://www.idecorp.com/the-equity-series-ide-corp-s-seven-lenses-of-instructional-equity/) - by guest blogger, Shané Beauford – Director of Educational Equity, IDE Corp. How can you determine the strength of your instructional equity implementation? Consider IDE Corp.’s Seven Lenses of Instructional Equity that are reflected through six areas of instruction: • Instructional Activities• Participatory Structures• Assessments• Instructional Resources• Language• Physical/Virtual Setting Opportunity is a situation favorable
- [Home-Based Learning v. Homeschooling: There Is a Difference!](https://www.idecorp.com/home-based-learning-v-homeschooling-there-is-a-difference/) - by guest blogger, Dr. Carrie L. Gentner, Coordinator of Digital Content, IDE Corp. As a working mom, I empathize with parents trying to come to terms with the challenges our children will face this school year. My children’s school district decided to begin the year with remote learning for all students. Social media was soon
- [Game Plan: Executive Function in Sports!](https://www.idecorp.com/game-plan-executive-function-in-sports/) - It's game time! How will your players fare? Ready to win? You will no doubt increase your chances of winning if you focus on building executive function skills in addition to the skills of the sport! While athletes focus on building muscle strength, flexibility, agility, and other physical attributes . . . point to your
- [Carrie Gentner, IDE Consultant and Coordinator of Digital Content, Awarded Ph.D.](https://www.idecorp.com/carrie-gentner-ide-consultant-and-coordinator-of-digital-content-awarded-ph-d/) - 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
- [Bronxville, NY Teachers Implement Learnings from IDE Remote/Hybrid PD](https://www.idecorp.com/bronxville-ny-teachers-implement-learnings-from-ide-professional-development/) - Bronxville, NY, teachers participated in the district’s Innovative Designs for Education Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™ training over the summer and have worked to "create a program that sets students up for success while sustaining a hybrid model classroom." The Bronxville School technology teacher Carole DelJuidice says, “A goal of mine has been to ensure a classroom
- [IDE Proud to Exhibit and Present at NJSBA Virtual Workshop 2020](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-proud-to-exhibit-and-present-at-njsba-virtual-workshop-2020/) - IDE Corp. is proud and excited to exhibit and present at the 1st NJSBA Virtual Workshop 2020! The new virtual format offers many opportunities to attend sessions and engage with colleagues and experts in the field. IDE has created a booth filled with valuable information to help your district create an efficacious remote/hybrid learning environment.
- [Facilitation: It's Not Data Gathering; It's Teaching](https://www.idecorp.com/facilitation-its-not-data-gathering-its-teaching/) - What does the term "teacher as facilitator" really mean? Facilitating learning is what adults do naturally with young children. The parent observes the child and starts asking questions and making connections. When a child grabs a blue block, the parent says, "blue," perhaps followed by "What else is blue?" pointing to multiple items that are blue. Then
- [#LATICInsights: Teach Consensus-Building!](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-teach-consensus-building/) - In the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom, students have many opportunities to make decisions that affect groups, including when to meet, the roles different group members will take, which solution is best for a problem, how to present the solution, and so forth. It's a perfect opportunity to teach young people how to build consensus rather than relying
- [#LATICinsights: Using Data as Your Driver](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-using-data-as-your-driver/) - What drives a classroom in which students take responsibility for their own learning, are engaged in grappling with content, and are pursuing high academic standards towards higher achievement? Data! The Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom is a data-driven learning environment. It's a highly structured learning environment that allows students significant voice and choice in their learning. While students
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Presents Webinar on Executive Function](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-presents-webinar-on-executive-function/) - Is it possible that executive function is the missing link to student achievement? Dr. Nancy Sulla thinks so and shares her view in a YouTube video and in her upcoming book, Building Executive Function: The Missing Link to Student Achievement. Dr. Sulla addresses executive function in terms of the skills needed for conscious control, engagement,
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Discusses Innovation with Larry Ferlazzo in Education Week](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-discusses-innovation-with-larry-ferlazzo-in-education-week/) - On March 28, 2017, Larry Ferlazzo asked, "How can we close the gap between new ideas and implementation?" Dr. Nancy Sulla responded and spoke to the "disconnect between those who conceive of ideas and those who are expected to implement them." See the full article on the Education Week website. Dr. Nancy Sulla is the Founder
- [IDE Corp. to Present at NJASA 2017 Spring Leadership Conference in Atlantic City](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-to-present-at-njasa-2017-spring-leadership-conference-in-atlantic-city/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce that it will be presenting at the NJASA 2017 Spring Leadership Conference taking place on May 17–19, 2017, at Caesars in Atlantic City, NJ. "Creating the Conditions for a School-wide Student-Driven Culture" will be presented by Dr. Lee Nittel, Superintendent of Canfield Avenue School in Mine Hill Township, and
- [Echoes~Sentinel News Article Shares LATI Classroom Success in Wachtung Schools](https://www.idecorp.com/echoessentinel-news-article-shares-lati-classroom-success-in-wachtung-schools/) - An April 5, 2017, article in the Echoes~Sentinel newspaper describes how with the "Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom program in Watchung Schools, more and more teachers are preparing their instruction in modern and more personalized ways". Watchung, New Jersey, Valley View School Principal Mary Nunn said, “this comprehensive instructional model applies systems theory to classroom instruction to address
- [Spotlight Leader of Pee-Dee Math, Science and Technology Academy Credits Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom](https://www.idecorp.com/spotlight-leader-of-pee-dee-math-science-and-technology-academy-credits-learner-active-technology-infused-classroom/) - Keith Bailey, Executive Director of the Pee-Dee Math, Science, and Technology Academy in Bishopville, SC, was recently the subject of a February 2017 Leader Spotlight by the South Carolina Public Charter School District. In the spotlight Bailey shares some highlights of their initiatives and describes the problem-based learning aspect of the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™. Bailey
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Selected to 30 Most Inspirational Leaders in Business](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-selected-to-30-most-inspirational-leaders-in-business/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce that Dr. Nancy Sulla has been selected to "30 Most Inspirational Leaders in Business" in the April 2017 issue of Insights Success magazine. Nancy believes that the most important characteristic that every leader should possess is empathy: the ability to put yourself into another’s situation and understand how they
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Presents Webinar on STEM](https://www.idecorp.com/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,
- [Briarcliff Manor Schools Head Back to School This Summer with IDE Corp.](https://www.idecorp.com/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?"
- [Join Dr. Nancy Sulla for a September 26 Webinar on Problem-Based Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/join-dr-nancy-sulla-for-a-september-26th-webinar-on-problem-based-learning/) - 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
- [SOCSD Asst. Superintendent Observes That Students Who Teach Each Other, Learn Better](https://www.idecorp.com/socsd-asst-superintendent-observes-that-students-who-teach-each-other-learn-better/) - Brian Culot, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction of South Orangetown Central School District in South Orangetown, NY, has shared some observations on student retention in his latest blog post. A client of IDE Corp. for several years, Culot describes how the district and IDE have been working "to create highly engaging problem and
- [IDE Corp. Exhibiting at New Jersey Charter Schools Conference 2017](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-exhibiting-at-new-jersey-charter-schools-conference-2017/) - IDE Corp. is proud to announce they will be exhibiting at the New Jersey Charter Schools Conference 2017 in Newark, New Jersey. The New Jersey Charter Schools Association (NJCSA) describes the Annual Conference as "an important forum for the charter community to gather and exchange ideas, best practices, and new information with colleagues, policymakers, and
- [IDE Corp. Presenting at New Jersey School Boards Association Workshop 2017](https://www.idecorp.com/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
- [IDE to Exhibit at Florida Charter Schools Conference in Daytona Beach, FL November 1-3, 2017](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-to-exhibit-at-florida-charter-schools-conference-in-daytona-beach-fl-november-1-3-2017/) - Join IDE on November 1–3, 2017 at the Florida Charter Schools Conference in Daytona Beach, FL, as educators from around the state gather to learn from one another and to promote engagement, rigor, and student responsibility for learning. Please visit us in booth 423 to learn more about how IDE is helping teachers design classrooms
- [What Do Equity and Efficacy Have in Common in the Classroom?](https://www.idecorp.com/what-do-equity-and-efficacy-have-in-common-in-the-classroom/) - The equity conversation needs to occur at all levels of education: from Federal to state to district to school to classroom. For the purpose of this blogpost, I’d like to look into the classroom. How do we ensure that all students have access to the opportunities and resources they need to succeed at high levels?
- [IDE Corp. Exhibiting and Presenting at AMLE 2017 in Philadelphia, PA](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-exhibiting-and-presenting-at-amle-2017-in-philadelphia-pa/) - The Annual Conference for Middle Level Education will be held in Philadelphia, November 6–8 and team members from IDE Corp. will be presenting during two sessions. Rowena McNulty, Instructional Strategies Specialist with IDE Corp., and John Fritzky, Principal at Byram Intermediate School, will be presenting It’s How You Connect Technology with Pedagogy That Transforms a
- [IDE Teams with PDMSTA at the 17th Annual Public Charter School Conference](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-teams-with-pdmsta-at-the-17th-annual-public-charter-school-conference/) - The 17th Annual Public Charter School Conference, presented by the Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina, was held November 14–16 in Charleston. Shané Beauford, Instructional Strategies Specialist with IDE Corp., and Keith Bailey, Executive Director of Pee Dee Math, Science, and Technology Academy (PDMSTA), shared insights from their work together in a two-part series
- [IDE Corp. to Present in Multiple Sessions at FETC 2018](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-to-present-in-multiple-sessions-at-fetc-2018/) - This year marks the 38th annual Future of Education Technology Conference and IDE Corp. will, once again, have a strong representation. Members of the IDE Corp. team will showcase with school partners throughout the conference which is held in Orlando from January 23 through January 26, 2018. Additionally, you can visit IDE Corp. in the
- [Webinar by Dr. Nancy Sulla: Students as Problem Finders, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs](https://www.idecorp.com/webinar-by-dr-nancy-sulla-students-as-problem-finders-innovators-and-entrepreneurs/) - What if educators engaged students in finding and solving authentic, real-world problems? Dr. Sulla has worked for over 30 years implementing problem-based learning, examining the results, and refining her craft to discover that students are inspired to learn and create as a result of purposefully designed and executed problem-based learning units. Please join us on
- [IDE Corp. to Present and Exhibit at Techspo '18 in Atlantic City](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-to-present-and-exhibit-at-techspo-18-in-atlantic-city/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce we will be exhibiting and presenting at Techspo '18 — New Jersey's Premier Educational Technology Training and Exhibition Conference for School Leaders and Educators. Members of the IDE Corp. team will showcase with school partners throughout the conference which is held in Atlantic City NJ from January 25 through
- [Webinar March 6, 2018, with Dr. Nancy Sulla on Transformational Technology: Using Tech to Promote Convergent and Divergent Thinking](https://www.idecorp.com/webinar-by-dr-nancy-sulla-transformational-technology-using-tech-to-promote-convergent-and-divergent-thinking/) - Brain research and studies on learning have shown the brain stores information in long-term memory by making patterns. As we work to solve problems, we can think either divergently or convergently. When we think in a convergent manner, the brain uses existing patterns to arrive at a solution. Conversely, when we think divergently, the brain
- [Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classrooms Highlighted in Tampa Bay Times Article](https://www.idecorp.com/learner-active-technology-infused-classrooms-highlighted-in-tampa-bay-times-article/) - Tampa Bay Times writer Jeff Solochek recently visited two Learner-Active, Technology-Infused schools in the Tampa Bay area. He describes his experience and observations in his February 7 article, "Pasco Schools Find Success Letting Students Make More Choices." "When you take a standard and create a ‘felt need,’ they really want to learn. These students are
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Demonstrates Executive Function Is Key to Student Achievement](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-demonstrates-executive-function-is-key-to-student-achievement/) - In a February 2018 article on Middleweb, Dr. Nancy Sulla demonstrates that "without the skills of executive function, you cannot access the information needed to transform thinking and produce powerful learning. Executive function is, therefore, the coveted missing link to student achievement.” Dr. Sulla explains what executive function is and how it directly impacts a
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Joins Larry Ferlazzo on Radio Show to Discuss “Do Now” Activities](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-joins-larry-ferlazzo-on-radio-show-to-discuss-do-now-activities/) - Dr. Nancy Sulla joined Larry Ferlazzo on his latest online radio show to discuss "Do Now Activities: What Works, What Does Not." Along with fellow Education Week contributors Michele L. Haiken and Matt Homrich-Knieling, Larry and Nancy explored the dos and don'ts of Do Nows. Dr. Sulla supported the WHY behind students planning and scheduling what they
- [Nyack Public Schools Releases Video Highlighting Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom](https://www.idecorp.com/nyack-public-schools-releases-video-highlighting-learner-active-technology-infused-classroom/) - Nyack Public Schools in Nyack, NY, has released a new video showcasing the commitment of its faculty, administration, board of education, and community to ensuring that every student succeeds. The featured video on the district home page describes the positive outcomes the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom has had in the district. "To educate kids today it's
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Discusses Efficacy and the Design Process in Insights Success Magazine](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-discusses-efficacy-and-the-design-process-in-insights-success-magazine/) - "I partner with organizations to position people to change the world," says Dr. Sulla in Insights Success magazine, "It’s all about efficacy — the ability to identify a goal, put a plan in place to achieve it, and then do just that." Dr. Sulla compares "automational" technology use to "transformational" technology use. "Technology is more
- [Bayonet Point Middle School in Pasco County Florida Named School of the Week](https://www.idecorp.com/bayonet-point-middle-school-in-pasco-county-florida-named-school-of-the-week/) - IDE Corp. is proud to announce that Bayonet Point Middle School in Pasco County Florida has been named by 10News as School of the Week by Duke Energy Florida. 10News explains, "Combine a strong STEM program with choice in learning and you get STEM-LATIC which is a core component of Bayonet Point Middle School. LATIC means
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Examines Educational Spaces and Executive Function in EdSpaces Insights Blogpost](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-examines-educational-spaces-and-executive-function-in-edspaces-insights-blogpost/) - “The history of classroom design has been to focus on teaching, with students being able to face the front of the room for lessons; but what if, instead, we design classrooms that focus on learning, with an emphasis on ensuring growth in executive function that will lead to student achievement?" asks Dr. Sulla in a
- [IDE and Toms River Schools LATIC Cohort Inspires Winning Steelcase Grant](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-and-toms-river-schools-latic-cohort-inspires-winning-steelcase-grant/) - A recent article on the district website describes how IDE Corp. and the Toms River Regional Schools are continuing with a Learner-Active, Technology-Infused (LATIC) cohort in the high school this school year. The article explains how LATIC "principles include empowering students to take ownership of their learning; cross-curricular units; pushing students’ thinking through collaboration and
- [IDE Awarded Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification in NYC](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-awarded-woman-owned-business-enterprise-wbe-certification-in-nyc/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce it has been awarded Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certification in New York City. The NYC M/WBE website states that "the Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) was created to address historic disparities in City contracting and provide minority and women entrepreneurs increased opportunities to do business
- [Superintendent of Schools Shares IDE and the LATI Classroom in Bold Agenda for New School Year](https://www.idecorp.com/superintendent-of-schools-shares-ide-and-the-lati-classroom-in-bold-agenda-for-new-school-year/) - Dr. Robert Pritchard, the Superintendent of Schools in South Orangetown, NY, shared the role of IDE Corp. during the coming school year in a September 25 article in the Rockland County Times. “In the Learner-Active Technology-Infused Classroom (LATIC), students engage in real-world problems that provide an opportunity to build skills and concepts by learning independently
- [Dr. Sulla Writes on Educational Spaces and Executive Function in Essentials Magazine](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-sulla-writes-on-educational-spaces-and-executive-function-in-essentials-magazine/) - "The history of classroom design has been to focus on teaching . . . ; but what if, instead, we design classrooms that focus on learning . . . ?" asks Dr. Nancy Sulla in her latest article, "Designing Educational Spaces That Support Executive Function" in the Fall 2018 issue of Essentials magazine. "Executive function
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Reveals Key to Student Achievement on Middleweb.com](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-reveals-key-to-student-achievement-on-middleweb-com/) - "Without the skills of executive function, you cannot access the information needed to transform thinking and produce powerful learning. Executive function is, therefore, the coveted missing link to student achievement,” explains Dr. Sulla in a February 2018 article on Middleweb.com. "If students haven’t developed the brain-based skills to focus, catch and correct errors, identify cause-and-effect
- [IDE to Present and Exhibit at AMLE 2018 in Orlando, FL](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-to-present-and-exhibit-at-amle-2018-in-orlando-fl/) - IDE Corp. team members from our satellite office in Florida will be attending the Association for Middle Level Instruction (AMLE) Conference 2018 in Orlando, FL, on October 25–27. The annual AMLE conference is described as "the most valuable and comprehensive professional development opportunity in the world for any person working with students ages 10–15." We will
- [Grade-Specific Editions of Students Taking Charge by Dr. Nancy Sulla Now Available](https://www.idecorp.com/grade-specific-editions-of-students-taking-charge-by-dr-nancy-sulla-now-available/) - The new, second editions of Dr. Nancy Sulla's landmark book Students Taking Charge: Inside the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom are now available through Routledge or Amazon. The first edition of the book, which introduced the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™ to the world, has now become two separate volumes, a grades K–5 edition and a grades 6–12 edition.
- [IDE Corp. to Present at FETC 2019 in Orlando](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-to-present-at-fetc-2019-in-orlando/) - IDE Corp. is proud to announce that we will be exhibiting and presenting at the Future of Educational Technology Conference 2019 in Orlando, FL. Come visit us at booth #2231! Be sure to check out our two presentations: Not 1:1? You Can Still Integrate Tech Monday, January 28, 2019 at 5PM - 6PM in booth
- [The Bronxville School Shares New Video Highlighting Work with IDE Corp.](https://www.idecorp.com/the-bronxville-school-shares-new-video-highlighting-work-with-ide-corp/) - The Bronxville School in Bronxville, NY, has shared a new YouTube video highlighting the district's work with IDE Corp. and the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom. "We are very pleased that we were able to bring in IDE — Innovative Designs for Education to the Bronxville School," said district Superintendent Dr. Roy Montesano. "We feel the IDE
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Offered Webinar "Using a Systems Approach for Reflecting on the School Year"](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-to-offer-webinar-using-a-systems-approach-for-reflecting-on-the-school-year/) - Dr. Nancy Sulla, founder and president of IDE Corp., offered a 30-minute webinar on the topic "Using a Systems Approach for Reflecting on the School Year." The webinar took place on June 12, 2019, at 3:00 PM EST. Using a Systems Approach for Reflecting on the School Year — The world of education offers us
- [IDE Corp. Presents and Exhibits at NJ Education Conferences](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-presents-and-exhibits-at-nj-education-conferences/) - IDE Corp. is proud to announce that this week they will be presenting and exhibiting at two major education conferences in New Jersey. Tiffany Moutis, Superintendent of the Mansfield Township School District, will be presenting with Gina Vodola, Client Solutions Specialist at IDE, at the FEA/NJASA/NJASCD Fall Conference in Long Branch, NJ, on Thursday, October
- [Shané Beauford, IDE Corp. Consultant, to Present at FETC 2020 in Miami](https://www.idecorp.com/shane-beauford-ide-corp-consultant-to-present-at-fetc-2020-in-miami/) - Shané Beauford will be presenting with the kindergarten teaching team from Chester W. Taylor Elementary School in Pasco County, Florida. Carmen Garrison, Eileen Flanary, Ashley Krouse, and Dawn Rice will join Shané to present "Building Autonomy in Primary Students Through Integrated Technology Applications" on Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 3:00 PM to 3:40 PM. The
- [Carrie Gentner, IDE Corp. Consultant, to Present at FETC 2020 in Miami](https://www.idecorp.com/carrie-gentner-ide-corp-consultant-to-present-at-fetc-2020-in-miami/) - Carrie Gentner will be presenting with the kindergarten teaching team from Chester W. Taylor Elementary School in Pasco County, Florida. Ashley Krouse and Dawn Rice will join Carrie to present "Student Self-Selected Learning Paths Using Digital Formative Assessment" on Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 10:45 to 11:15 AM. The session will detail how many teachers
- [Tanya Bosco, IDE Corp. Executive VP and Author, to Present at FETC 2020 in Miami](https://www.idecorp.com/tanya-bosco-ide-corp-executive-vp-to-present-at-fetc-2020-in-miami/) - Tanya Bosco will be presenting with Kara Smucker, Principal of Quail Hollow Elementary School in Pasco County, Florida. They will present "Beyond Blended: Making the Shift From Compliance to Engagement" on Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 1:00 PM to 1:40 PM. Tanya will also be signing copies of "Students Taking Charge Implementation Guide for Leaders",
- [IDE Corp. Announces New Professional Development Offerings](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-announces-new-professional-development-offerings/) - IDE Corp. is proud to announce two new professional development offerings. The two new programs are designed to provide teachers and administrators in K–12 schools with the mindsets, structures, and strategies to best position students to learn, retain that learning, and meet with success in school and life! Foundations for Success will help educators build
- [Help for Educators in the Midst of School Closings due to COVID-19 Health Crisis, Comes from Dr. Nancy Sulla, IDE Corp. Founder](https://www.idecorp.com/help-for-educators-in-the-midst-of-school-closings-due-to-covid-19-health-crisis-comes-from-dr-nancy-sulla-ide-corp-founder/) - Dr. Nancy Sulla, founder of IDE Corp. and creator of the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™ (LATIC), is helping educators and their students navigate the remote learning process during the COVID-19 health crisis. Dr. Sulla thinks all things are possible, especially when it comes to education. In response to the challenges our schools are experiencing during this
- [IDE Appoints Shané Beauford to Director of Educational Equity](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-appoints-shane-beauford-to-director-of-educational-equity/) - 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
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Speaks on Engaging Students in a Hybrid Learning Environment](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-speaks-on-engaging-students-in-a-hybrid-learning-environment/) - Dr. Nancy Sulla spoke on August 4, 2020, with Chris Leonard, Director of Operations at Sage Thrive, for his podcast, "Conversations About Student Mental Health." Chris and Nancy discussed engaging students in a Hybrid Learning Environment and how it can help students struggling with mental health issues. Nancy and Chris covered several aspects of how
- [You'll Know It When You See It](https://www.idecorp.com/youll-know-it-when-you-see-it/) - Lots of classrooms today are filled with student-centered activity; it's rare to find a teacher simply lecturing students for long periods of time. Students use technology, work in groups, sit at tables or soft-seating areas, etc. But how do you know when you're in a Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom? 1. Students are not all engaged in
- [Why a Winter LATIC Cohort Can Be a Transformational Win!](https://www.idecorp.com/why-a-winter-latic-cohort-can-be-a-transformational-win/) - I'm often asked, "When is the best time to start a cohort of teachers designing Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classrooms with you?" My answer is always, "There is no best time; different times have their advantages." An eight-day summer workshop is critical (coupled with a leadership session). In thirty years of working to transform classrooms and educators'
- [Three Levels of #LATIC Implementation](https://www.idecorp.com/three-levels-of-latic-implementation/) - I have great respect and appreciation for teachers who work hard to shift their paradigms and practices to design Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classrooms. The multi-year process requires that they move through three levels of innovation implementation: Level I) The Framework As a foundation, the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom is a combination of Authentic Learning Units (ALUs) and
- [The SEL-EF Connection](https://www.idecorp.com/the-sel-ef-connection/) - We know from research that social and emotional learning (SEL — casel.org) supports academic achievement and better life outcomes for students. So it’s critical that schools build practices into the day that support the advancement of SEL. As you walk through the SEL competencies, you’ll find that there are some “foundational” skills students need: In
- [The PBL-SEL Connection](https://www.idecorp.com/the-pbl-sel-connection/) - This related resource is designed to help you see the PBL-SEL connection after you read the blog post! Imagine being part of a design team to address a real-world challenge: designing products to help humans based on animal characteristics, saving butterflies from extinction, developing school and classroom libraries that accurately reflect those reading the books,
- [The Many Faces of Problem-Based Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/the-many-faces-of-problem-based-learning/) - At its core, problem-based learning is an approach that offers students an authentic, open-ended, complex problem to solve, which requires applying curricular content. While there are many definitions of project- and problem-based learning, let me define them for the purpose of this blogpost. A “project” does not necessarily have to be open-ended; there is often
- [Technology Mindset Shift: From Means to End](https://www.idecorp.com/technology-mindset-shift-from-means-to-end/) - If you've read my book It's Not What You Teach But How, you'll know I promote focusing on the ends over the means of standards. It's easy to focus on the means, or the effort, without focusing on the end, or the results. Let's not make this mistake with educational technology. People in the business world use technology
- [Technology as a Catalyst, Lever, and Megaphone](https://www.idecorp.com/technology-as-a-catalyst-lever-and-megaphone/) - My relationship with technology began in the seventies, when I left teaching to pursue a career in computer science. Armed with a lot of tech skills, I returned to the world of education and was struck by how computers were being introduced in schools. Rather than being woven into the fabric of classroom instruction, they
- [Teaching Through Power-Standards](https://www.idecorp.com/teaching-with-power-standards/) - What does the word power bring to mind? Anything with power generally drives, motivates, or pushes other entities. A powertrain has been described as a car's "go parts." I love that definition! Schools everywhere have to make up for lost time from the spring school closures. You don't have to lose content though. If you
- [Teachers' Superpowers in Synchronous Instruction](https://www.idecorp.com/teachers-superpowers-in-synchronous-instruction/) - Sometimes, in the classroom, you stand in front of the whole class to deliver instruction; and you use your superpowers! You scan the group and see the furrowed brows of the confused learners, and you restate your point, maybe while drawing to clarify. You scan the group and see the light bulb go off and
- [Students Can Change the World While Mastering Standards](https://www.idecorp.com/students-can-change-the-world-while-mastering-standards/) - I recently heard a comment that children make up 30% of the world and 100% of our future. I love that! How can we position students to change the world while ensuring we are giving them the foundational skills detailed in the standards? The key is in the “flipped triangle:” While it may seem like
- [Student-Driven Differentiation](https://www.idecorp.com/student-driven-differentiation/) - 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,
- [Standardized Testing Super Bowl Style](https://www.idecorp.com/standardized-testing-super-bowl-style/) - Yesterday's historic Super Bowl win by the Patriots was an amazing example of grit and the can-do attitude that students need to take the state standardized tests. The Falcons were poised to win: With 17 minutes to go, they were leading 28 to 3; no team had ever come back from that far down to win;
- [SEL in the Student-Driven Classroom](https://www.idecorp.com/sel-in-the-student-driven-classroom/) - The Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom (LATIC) is a social learning environment that builds student responsibility for learning. It is a veritable playground for promoting social and emotional learning (SEL). What does a typical moment look like in such a student-driven learning environment? Students: Are excited to tackle developing a solution to a real-world problem as part
- [School = Socialization](https://www.idecorp.com/school-socialization/) - Let's face it, school provides students with two invaluable benefits: academic growth and socialization. With students thrust into learning from home in spring 2020, both of those expected outcomes of school suffered. Now we have to face a new reality. On the days when students are in school: Teachers expect to "teach" their students all
- [Rigor Through Convergence: Next Gen Science, ELA, and Math Standards](https://www.idecorp.com/rigor-through-convergence-next-gen-science-ela-and-math-standards/) - The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer an opportunity to build academic rigor in ELA and math. Schools tend to address content by subject, with separate programs and texts for each subject. The brain thrives on making connections. "To learn new knowledge, a person must build on information that is already stored in the brain" (Erica
- [Rethinking Success: Engagement, Empowerment, & Efficacy](https://www.idecorp.com/rethinking-success-engagement-empowerment-efficacy/) - Like it or not, to most schools, achievement means strong performance on state tests. Some claim to value life preparation and social-emotional growth over test scores, but that never plays well in the annual newspaper articles. What if you could have it all? What if you could rethink success and have happy, healthy, excited students
- [Meditation Is to Teaching . . .](https://www.idecorp.com/meditation-is-to-teaching/) - Happy New Year! The January return to school is always accompanied by resolutions and energized educators looking to continue to make that difference in the lives of their students. It’s also a time when people are determined to take time to take care of themselves: going to the gym, daily meditation, reading more novels, etc.
- [Leveraging Myers-Briggs Personality Types While Facilitating Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/leveraging-myers-briggs-personality-types-while-facilitating-learning/) - https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/home.htm As you move to a more student-centered learning environment, the role of teacher as facilitator becomes critically important. If you honor the reality that not all students are ready to learn the same content at the same time in the same way, you have to vacate the front of the room and get elbow-deep
- [Leading Through Transformations](https://www.idecorp.com/leading-through-transformations/) - Did you ever have a great idea, a direction in which you wanted to go, and then needed to lead others to join you? The natural approach is to make your list of reasons, lay out a timeline of actions, and share that with others. That's what I call a "transaction" — I have information
- [LATIC: A Four-Year Transformational Process](https://www.idecorp.com/latic-a-four-year-transformational-process/) - Happy 30th LATIC anniversary to me! I've been working with teachers and administrators to design Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classrooms promoting student engagement, empowerment, and efficacy for 30 years now. While my thinking on various structures and strategies and our approach to professional development has evolved over the years, something that has remained constant has been the
- [Hybrid Learning Environments: The Instructional Trajectory](https://www.idecorp.com/hybrid-learning-environments-the-instructional-trajectory/) - The shift to hybrid learning environments brings with it some different responsibilities for teachers. Whereas when all the students are in the room, you can "swoop in" to clarify or redirect, you can "go with the flow" and adjust your plans on the spot, and you don't have to anticipate as much as react .
- [Hour of Code for Raising Student Achievement](https://www.idecorp.com/hour-of-code-for-raising-student-achievement/) - As a former computer programmer, who believes that programmers run the world, I have a particular fondness for the first full week in December, known as "Hour of Code." Coding deserves a lot more respect than it gets for raising overall student achievement. Coding is the art and science of giving commands to a computer to make
- [Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!](https://www.idecorp.com/happy-teacher-appreciation-week/) - I hope it’s been a great week of taking time to stop and thank a teacher! As this “focus” week comes to a close, let’s continue to remember how important teachers are to creating the future. As schools struggle with working to improve student achievement, the reaction seems to be teacher-proofing instruction: providing highly scripted
- [Greetings from ASCD 2016](https://www.idecorp.com/greetings-from-ascd-2016/) - At ASCD 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia, people are talking about: We're enjoying the many great conversations with old friends and new. Pedro Noguera: "How do we teach teachers to make their classrooms come to life?" "Good teaching takes art and skill." "Equity is the issue of our times." Carol Dweck: "Growth mindset isn't just
- [From Best Practices to Systems Practices](https://www.idecorp.com/from-best-practices-to-systems-practices/) - Albert Einstein is credited with saying, "I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they learn." This speaks of the shift from teacher as the purveyor of information to that of an architect of a complex environment in which students learn; a shift from "teacher as ferry" to "teacher
- [Focus 2020: Teacher as Curator](https://www.idecorp.com/focus-2020-teacher-as-curator/) - This post is fifth in a series of six for the new year. . . . The year 2020 reminds me of perfect vision! 2019 was a year of many initiatives, goals, and needs; it’s time to put everything in focus. Here are the links if you missed the first, second, third, or fourth post. I used to
- [Focus 2020: Systems!](https://www.idecorp.com/focus-2020-systems/) - This post is sixth and final in my Focus 2020 series for the new year. Here are the links if you missed the earlier posts: - Executive Function Fuels Goal Achievement- Engagement First; Achievement Will Follow- Encourage Students to "Make It" and "Solve It"- Prioritize Student Choice- Teacher as Curator I don't know if you saw
- [Focus 2020: Executive Function Fuels Goal Achievement](https://www.idecorp.com/focus-2020-executive-function-fuels-goal-achievement/) - The year 2020 reminds me of perfect vision! 2019 was a year of many initiatives, goals, and needs; it's time to put everything in focus. This post is one in a series of six to get ready for the new year. . . . Higher test scores, social and emotional learning, equity-driven classrooms, personalized learning,
- [Focus 2020: Engagement First; Achievement Will Follow](https://www.idecorp.com/focus-2020-engagement-first-achievement-will-follow/) - This post is second in a series of six to get ready for the new year. . . . The year 2020 reminds me of perfect vision! 2019 was a year of many initiatives, goals, and needs; it’s time to put everything in focus. If you missed the first post, click here! Yes, you have
- [Focus 2020: Encourage Students to "Make It" and "Solve It"](https://www.idecorp.com/focus-2020-encourage-students-to-make-it-and-solve-it/) - This post is third in a series of six to get ready for the new year. . . . The year 2020 reminds me of perfect vision! 2019 was a year of many initiatives, goals, and needs; it’s time to put everything in focus. Here are the links if you missed the first or second
- [Design Process Is Just Good For Kids . . . and the World!](https://www.idecorp.com/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
- [Deliberate and Purposeful Rubric Transitions](https://www.idecorp.com/deliberate-and-purposeful-rubric-transitions/) - I first wrote my book Students Taking Charge in 2011. Now I'm finishing second editions with both a K–5 version and 6–12 version (due out summer 2018). By focusing each book on specific grade levels, I have room to go into more detail on topics! I thought I'd share some of the insights on how
- [Building Community Within Your Classroom](https://www.idecorp.com/building-community-within-your-classroom/) - Addressing the quest for equity in the classroom includes creating an inclusive community celebratory of the diversity of its members. Guest blogger Jasmine McQuay shares her insights . . . How different are you from your students? Do you live in the same neighborhood? Do you speak the same language at home? Do you have
- [Break the Cycle: Shifting the “How” of Math Instruction](https://www.idecorp.com/break-the-cycle-shifting-the-how-of-math-instruction/) - In spite of mounting research on how the brain learns, math instruction often falls into the category of "we've always done it this way." Guest blogger Shané Beauford shares her experiences in shifting math instruction . . . A mother is cooking a ham dinner. She cuts off the end of the ham, places the
- [11 Aspects of Remote Learning Design](https://www.idecorp.com/11-aspects-of-remote-learning-design/) - 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
- [#LATICinsights: Social Learning Environments Accelerate Literacy Development](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-social-learning-environments-accelerate-literacy-development/) - If you want to build literacy skills, leverage the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom as a social learning environment. Consider that students engage in problem-solving as part of a learning community in which they engage with teachers, outside experts, and one another. They spend their day speaking, listening, reading, and writing! It's a veritable literacy playground, if you
- [#LATICinsights: Learning to Learn](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-learning-to-learn/) - You’re reading a book about gardening so you can plant a vegetable garden. How do you glean the information you need from the text and learn what you need to learn? You might: Use text features as cues Scan the text for the information you need Underline words and phrases Make connections to past experiences
- [#LATICinsights: Inspire Big; Teach Small](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-inspire-big-teach-small/) - Teaching should not be transactional; it should be transformational. The goal of teaching is to ensure that students gain a level of understanding of content that enables them to apply it to new situations, thus transforming them. Learning comes from making sense and meaning of content (Sousa, 2011) and is enhanced when students have: a felt-need for
- [#LATICinsights: Form Follows Function](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-form-follows-function/) - The term "form follows function" derives from an article by American architect Louis Sullivan entitled The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered. To summarize the meaning: Whether it be the sweeping eagle in his flight, or the open apple-blossom, the toiling work-horse, the blithe swan, the branching oak, the winding stream at its base, the drifting clouds,
- [#LATICinsights: Driving Achievement Through a Product or Performance](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-driving-achievement-through-a-product-or-performance/) - What would most motivate you to learn how to calculate the perimeter of a space? Someone tells you to learn it. You want to fence in an area of your yard and need to know the distance around it. Someone tells you you’ll need it for your future. I don’t know about you, but I
- [#LATICinsights: Cultivating Rigor](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-cultivating-rigor/) - When you first learn to design a Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom, you are faced with the paradigm shift of launching each unit of study with an authentic, open-ended, real-world problem to solve. You start by thinking through the problems students could solve at the end of a five-week unit if they learned everything. Designing the problem-based task statement
- [#LATICinsights True North](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-true-north/) - In navigation, "true north" is the direction to the Earth's axis. It differs slightly from a compass' magnetic north, and from a map's grid north. So it takes some reflection, calculation, and adjustment to find. In life, the metaphor plays out to mean finding one's authentic life and living it to one's fullest potential. So
- [#LATICinsights The Power of Understanding](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-the-power-of-understanding/) - Learning means building knowledge that will empower you in your future; it means understanding a concept or skill to the point where you can apply it to novel situations throughout your life. As students engage in various assignments and activities, ask yourself to what extent each will lead to building an understanding of content that will lead to application.
- [#LATICinsights - Avoiding the No-Man's Land of Innovation](https://www.idecorp.com/laticinsights-avoiding-the-no-mans-land-of-innovation/) - Innovation requires a shift in mindset and action, sometimes taking you outside of your comfort zone. As you design a Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom, you will no doubt find times that you are outside of your comfort zone. Your tendency might be to drop a structure that doesn't seem to work for you or your students. Don't
- ["If, Then" Plans:  Building Executive Function](https://www.idecorp.com/if-then-plans-building-executive-function/) - One of the most important characteristics for success is the ability to delay gratification: to persist in a task or goal in spite of tempting distractions. How do we build this valuable executive function skill in our students? For starters, here is an "If, Then" planning sheet to use with students; but read on . . .
- [The Equity Series: Why Representation Matters](https://www.idecorp.com/the-equity-series-why-representation-matters/) - by guest blogger, Shané Beauford - Director of Educational Equity, IDE Corp. Who is reflected when you skim the walls and displays in your classroom? What stories are reflected when you scan the texts, articles, and pictures in your collection of resources? Is it a singular voice or a diversity of perspectives? When you see
- [Addressing Student Behavior Through Facilitation](https://www.idecorp.com/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
- [Randolph Reporter Describes EdTech as "Impressive" in Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classrooms](https://www.idecorp.com/randolph-reporter-describes-edtech-as-impressive-in-learner-active-technology-infused-classrooms/) - In a recent Randolph Reporter article, editor Mike Montalto, visits the Canfield Avenue School in Mine Hill, NJ and observes that when educational technology is implemented through the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom, it "can give students a new perspective on problem solving". Having graduated from high school in 2011, Mr. Montalto reflects on his own experience
- [Student-Driven Learning: "I Want, I Can, I Do!"](https://www.idecorp.com/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
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla Webinar on How to Foster Empowered, Efficacious Students](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-webinar-on-how-to-foster-empowered-efficacious-students/) - Over the past few years, there has been a push in education to move past compliance and increase student engagement. However, should engagement be our end goal? Dr. Nancy Sulla posits that engagement is a stepping stone to reach empowerment and efficacy. Join Dr. Sulla as she outlines how to foster empowered, efficacious students through
- [IDE Corp. to Present at Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, FL](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-to-present-at-future-of-education-technology-conference-in-orlando-fl/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce that it has been selected for two presentations with Pasco County Schools at the 37th Annual Future of Education Technology Conference. FETC, which is described as "the largest, national, independent education technology conference, annually attracts thousands of education and technology leaders from around the world" will be held at the Orange County Convention Center
- [IDE Corp. to advance to next phase in XQ: The Super School Project competition](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-to-advance-to-next-phase-in-xq-the-super-school-project-competition/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce that it has been selected to advance to the next and final phase in the XQ: The Super School Project competition. Co-led by Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the project seeks to reimagine high school and "give bright-minded students the future they deserve". The IDE Team
- [IDE Corp. to Present at 2016 Annual AMLE Conference](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-to-present-at-2016-annual-amle-conference/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce that they will be partnering with two client school districts and presenting at the 2016 Conference of the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE). IDE and the Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY will present two sessions on "Redefining Class Participation Into Building Executive Function Skills" and
- [IDE Corp. to Present at NJASA TECHSPO'17 Conference in Atlantic City, NJ](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-to-present-at-njasa-techspo17-conference-in-atlantic-city-nj/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce that it has been selected for three group sessions with client districts at the NJASA TECHSPO'17 in Atlantic City, NJ. Techspo is described as "New Jersey’s Premiere Educational Technology Training and Exhibition Conference for School Leaders". Please also stop by and visit IDE Corp. at booth 104. Group sessions include: 1)
- [South Orangetown, New York School District Releases Video Highlighting Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom](https://www.idecorp.com/south-orangetown-new-york-school-district-releases-video-highlighting-learner-active-technology-infused-classroom/) - In a new video released by the South Orangetown Central School District in New York, Superintendent Dr. Robert Pritchard describes how the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™ "engages students in real-world, problem-based learning that builds skills and knowledge." Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, Dr. Brian Culot, describes how the district has been working with IDE Corp.
- [Problem-Based Learning at Chester W. Taylor Jr. Elementary in Zephyrhills, Florida](https://www.idecorp.com/problem-based-learning-at-chester-w-taylor-jr-elementary-in-zephyrhills-florida/) - The Zephyrhills Free Press in it's November 10th edition describes how second grade students at Chester W. Taylor Jr. Elementary School in Zephyrhills, Florida created dozens of "unique, handmade brochures" to help encourage tourism to their city. The brochures are the end product of an authentic and relevant problem-based learning unit developed by teachers during
- [Clarkstown, NY Superintendent of Schools Shares His LATI Classroom Workshop Experience](https://www.idecorp.com/clarkstown-ny-superintendent-of-schools-shares-his-lati-classroom-workshop-experience/) - Mr. Martin D. Cox, superintendent of Clarkstown Central School District attended the first day of an IDE Corp. Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom workshop for teachers. Mr. Cox shared his experience in his blog on the district website. TR Rathjen, Instructional Strategies Specialist, launched the day in the Felix Festa Middle School library, the first of six sessions, with a
- [South Orangetown, NY Students Go Back to School and to the LATI Classroom](https://www.idecorp.com/south-orangetown-ny-students-go-back-to-school-and-to-the-lati-classroom/) - In its August 18th, 2016 edition, the Rockland County Times states that the "South Orangetown School Administration has been working this summer on a valuable series of initiatives to enhance student achievement for the 2016-2017 academic year." The newspaper quotes Dr. Robert Pritchard, Superintendent of the South Orangetown Central School District as saying, “We want students
- [Watchung, NJ Learner Active Technology Infused Classroom (LATIC) Initiative in the News](https://www.idecorp.com/watchung-nj-learner-active-technology-infused-classroom-latic-initiative-in-the-news/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce that its ongoing Learner Active Technology Infused Classroom™ (LATIC) initiative in the Watchung Borough School District in Watchung, New Jersey is the focus of a May 3rd article in the Echoes-Sentinel newspaper. Contributing writer Jordan Homer writes "The program encourages students’ communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. Through LATIC, teachers
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla responds to Larry Ferlazzo: Assessments for Today's Students](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-responds-to-larry-ferlazzo-assessments-for-todays-students/) - Dr. Nancy Sulla, author of Students Taking Charge and founder of IDE Corp., responded to a question presented by Larry Ferlazzo, award-winning Education Week blogger, in his recent blog post Assessments for Today's Students. The question asks, "Schools are expecting students to do more problem solving, in response to Common Core assessments. Businesses complain graduates are not
- [IDE Corp. to exhibit at ASCD 2016 in Atlanta](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-to-exhibit-at-ascd-2016-in-atlanta/) - IDE Corp. is proud to be exhibiting at the ASCD Annual Conference and Exhibit Show this year in Atlanta, Georgia from April 2-4. We are also happy to announce that Dr. Nancy Sulla, the founder and president of IDE Corp, and the author of Students Taking Charge and It's Not What You Teach But How,
- [Dr. Nancy Sulla publishes article in Student Centered Learning - Thailand](https://www.idecorp.com/dr-nancy-sulla-publishes-article-in-student-centered-learning-thailand/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce that Dr. Nancy Sulla, the founder and president of IDE Corp, and the author of Students Taking Charge and It’s Not What You Teach But How has been published in Student Centered Learning - Thailand, whose mission is "to provide a center of discussion, information and planning for 21st Century education reform
- [The Educator's Room reviews Dr. Nancy Sulla's book Students Taking Charge](https://www.idecorp.com/the-educators-room-reviews-dr-nancy-sullas-book-students-taking-charge/) - Cari Harris, writer for The Educator's Room, a group dedicated "to improving education by recognizing that the real experts, classroom teachers, are needed at the table of educational reform", has reviewed Dr. Nancy Sulla's book Students Taking Charge. Ms. Harris declares "this is not just pie-in-the-sky thinking" and "the practical nature of this book makes
- [IDE Corp launches new Executive Function themed Virtual Learning Community](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-launches-new-executive-function-themed-virtual-learning-community/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce the launch of it's newest online Virtual Learning Community, “Creating Lesson Plans That Build Executive Function”. IDE's Virtual Learning Community (VLC) format combines online technology, an experienced IDE facilitating consultant, a challenging activity list, and a flexible 6-week schedule to create a vibrant and engaging community of learners. Participants
- [IDE Corp. is selected by CIO Review as one of 20 Most Promising Education Solution and Consulting Providers for 2013](https://www.idecorp.com/ide-corp-is-selected-by-cio-review-as-one-of-20-most-promising-education-solution-and-consulting-providers-for-2013/) - IDE Corp. is proud to be selected by CIO Review as one of 20 Most Promising Education Solution and Consulting Providers for 2013. CIO Review describes the leadership at IDE as striving to "ensure high quality service, instructional innovation, effective communication, and operational efficiency by cultivating an organizational culture that values collaboration and collective knowledge

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- [Professional Learning Topics](https://www.idecorp.com/professional-learning-topics/) - You have big goals – we're here to help you accomplish them! The Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™ is a comprehensive framework for designing learning environments that put students at the center of all learning. This framework drives all of our related professional learning topics. We take the time to understand the unique challenges your school or
- [Our Products](https://www.idecorp.com/edquiddity/) - IDE Corp. is pleased to announce the expansion of its virtual professional learning services and products to EdQuiddity Inc, our sister company! Our clients can continue to receive on-site and remote consulting services through IDE Corp. while MyQPortal, our Virtual Learning Communities (VLCs), and our online, self-paced Professional Learning Experiences (PLEs) will be available through
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- [Dr. Sulla's Blog](https://www.idecorp.com/blog/)
- [About Us](https://www.idecorp.com/about-us/) - Our Vision IDE Corp. strives to be the world leader in visioning, designing, and implementing instructional models that empower all learners. We ENGAGE educators in continual reflective practice to shift paradigms and transform the teaching/learning process. We BELIEVE that teachers should be the architects and facilitators of complex learning environments that provide all students with access to a rich and
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- [Our Founder](https://www.idecorp.com/about-us/our-founder/) - Dr. Nancy Sulla, founder, CEO, and president of IDE Corp., is an author, national speaker, and thought leader in transforming learning environments to build student engagement, empowerment, and efficacy. As the creator of the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™, Dr. Sulla leads her educational consulting firm in the pursuit of equity-focused instructional design and to position students to change
- [The Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™ Framework](https://www.idecorp.com/latic/) - A Systems-Based Instructional Framework “The Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™ is a framework that includes problem-based Authentic Learning Units (ALUs), a collection of structures that put students in charge of their own learning, and powerful teacher facilitation of learning” (Sulla, 2019). Read a published case study on the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™.
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## SP Testimonials

- [LATIC Workshop](https://www.idecorp.com/testimonial/latic-workshop-2/) - I appreciated all the different models of learning that were made available each day. I also enjoyed the different aspects of the LATI Classroom, such as the Help Board, which made the workshop flow better, and keeping a schedule.
- [IDE Professional Learning Coaches](https://www.idecorp.com/testimonial/ide-corp-consultants/) - I have never felt more welcome and personally valued by PD leaders. They were empathetic, kind, mindful, and well-versed in their program.
- [LATIC Workshop](https://www.idecorp.com/testimonial/latic-workshop/) - I can envision the use of the LATIC classroom as I move forward in my career. It is inspiring to see that possibility. The consultants provided clear structures to make it possible. I know it could be years of development, but it is a great guide to becoming a better teacher.
- [IDE Professional Learning Coaches](https://www.idecorp.com/testimonial/ide-corp-consultants-2/) - I appreciate the consultants' willingness to listen to my personal anxieties about my math curriculum, specifically my reality of having to prepare students for an AP Calculus exam. They helped me understand how I can still implement these structures and strategies in my class. They were just real humans, not trying to push a product
- [IDE Professional Learning Coaches](https://www.idecorp.com/testimonial/ide-corp-consultants-3/) - The consultants were wonderfully responsive to the needs of the learners. They left feedback notes daily and the one-on-one interaction is greatly appreciated. The feedback was constructive, well thought out, and extremely useful.
- [LATIC Workshop](https://www.idecorp.com/testimonial/latic-workshop-3/) - There was never a moment where I felt like the ideas presented would only work in a specific subject or grade level area and I really enjoy getting to work with different grade and subject areas.

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- [hybrid](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/hybrid/)
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- [remote teaching](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/remote-teaching/)
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- [representation](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/representation/)
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- [synchronous instruction](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/synchronous-instruction/)
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- [inspiring teacher PD](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/inspiring-teacher-pd/)
- [executive function strategies](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/executive-function-strategies/)
- [AI and UDL](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/ai-and-udl/)
- [Universal Design for Learning](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/universal-design-for-learning/)
- [UDL lesson design](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/udl-lesson-design/)
- [UDL framework](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/udl-framework/)
- [accessibility in lesson design](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/accessibility-in-lesson-design/)
- [using ChatGPT in lesson planning](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/using-chatgpt-in-lesson-planning/)
- [AI thought partner](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/ai-thought-partner/)
- [lesson planning with AI](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/lesson-planning-with-ai/)
- [AI for teachers](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/ai-for-teachers/)
- [teacher time-saving tools](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/teacher-time-saving-tools/)
- [UDL strategies](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/udl-strategies/)
- [AI in education](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/ai-in-education/)
- [AI and inclusive education](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/ai-and-inclusive-education/)
- [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/)
- [curriculum redesign](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/curriculum-redesign/)
- [teaching gen alpha](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/teaching-gen-alpha/)
- [authentic learning](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/authentic-learning/)
- [future of education](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/future-of-education/)
- [executive function skills](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/executive-function-skills/)
- [student agency](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/student-agency/)
- [gen alpha learning](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/gen-alpha-learning/)
- [generation alpha education](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/generation-alpha-education/)
- [performance-based assessment](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/performance-based-assessment/)
- [professional learning](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/professional-learning/)
- [conversations](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/conversations/)
- [mindsets](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/mindsets/)
- [shared language](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/shared-language/)
- [faculty meetings](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/faculty-meetings/)
- [Bosco](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/bosco/)
- [PBL examples](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/pbl-examples/)
- [real-world learning](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/real-world-learning/)
- [inquiry-based learning](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/inquiry-based-learning/)
- [STEM education](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/stem-education/)
- [K-12 teaching strategies](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/k-12-teaching-strategies/)
- [educational innovation](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/educational-innovation/)
- [unsolved mysteries for students](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/unsolved-mysteries-for-students/)
- [classroom activities](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/classroom-activities/)
- [critical thinking tasks](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/critical-thinking-tasks/)
- [block scheduling](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/block-scheduling/)
- [bell to bell teaching](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/bell-to-bell-teaching/)
- [classroom time management](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/classroom-time-management/)
- [differentiated activity lists](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/differentiated-activity-lists/)
- [learning experience design](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/learning-experience-design/)
- [choice boards](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/choice-boards/)
- [making time count](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/making-time-count/)
- [self-directed learning](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/self-directed-learning/)
- [instructional design](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/instructional-design/)
- [teacher facilitation](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/teacher-facilitation/)
- [play-based learning](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/play-based-learning/)
- [facilitated play](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/facilitated-play/)
- [early childhood education](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/early-childhood-education/)
- [social-emotional learning](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/social-emotional-learning-2/)
- [child development](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/child-development/)
- [future-powered kindergarten](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/future-powered-kindergarten/)
- [early literacy](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/early-literacy/)
- [brain development](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/brain-development/)
- [school readiness](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/school-readiness/)
- [phonics](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/phonics/)
- [classroom strategies](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/classroom-strategies/)
- [teaching strategies](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/teaching-strategies/)
- [free play](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/free-play/)
- [cognitive development](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/cognitive-development/)
- [math readiness](https://www.idecorp.com/tag/math-readiness/)