If you’re looking to: 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 in, we lose all track of time; we are glued to the activity; we question; we search; we […]
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 […]
Shané 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 […]
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!
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 […]