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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Totowa Public Schools Video Showcases IDE LATI Classrooms and Hybrid/Remote Lear...
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, […]
Dr. Nancy Sulla’s 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 […]