Sep 16, 2019 | Blog, Curriculum Design
Eduplanet21, a leading provider of Curriculum Design and Professional Learning software, announced its addition of the Queensland QCAA Standards and Cognitive Verbs to its Curriculum Design Platform. With Eduplanet21’s Integrated Curriculum Platform, educators...
Nov 27, 2018 | Blog, Curriculum Design, Instructional Practices
The rapid advancement of technology has touched almost every imaginable sector of human life, and education is no outlier. In fact, the education field has been at the forefront of some of the ways that technology can transform and improve human endeavors. With...
Nov 27, 2018 | Blog, Curriculum Design, Instructional Practices
One of the greatest strengths of project-based learning (PBL) is that it can make learning hands-on in a way that can engage otherwise reluctant or disconnected learners. This is especially true for STEM fields. In higher grade levels, STEM classes often get a...
Oct 30, 2018 | Blog, Curriculum Design, Instructional Practices
As we’ve discussed in the past, Jay McTighe’s transfer goals are an excellent representation of what it means to put Understanding by Design (UbD) principles into action. McTighe provides examples of suggested transfer goals for several different...
Oct 29, 2018 | Blog, Curriculum Design
For several years now, we have been hearing about the problems of standardized testing and an over-reliance on it as the sole measure of success for a program or classroom. A 2014 article in the Washington Post does a great job of summarizing many of...
Oct 25, 2018 | Blog, Curriculum Design
Transfer goals are an incredibly important part of creating a meaningful curriculum plan that will help your students achieve long-term success. Jay McTighe, author of the award-winning book Understanding by Design®, discusses the importance of transfer...
