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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]