…students used the feedback to revise their responses to prompts embedded within the online curriculum modules. Feedback is important to students, and research demonstrates that they benefit more from immediate…
…their innovation and creativity. Alison Pflanz, Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School, Groton, MA Alison Pflanz is excited by the abundance of different educational technology resources available online. She exclaims, “There…
…with the online module. For example, students consider how prominent landforms such as the Andes Mountains in South America were created. Students are also asked to experiment with diverging plate…
…lead developer of CODAP (Common Online Data Analysis Platform). So, what did they find? First, that cleaning the world’s messy, authentic data is an important first step for students, and…
…student designs across multiple dimensions are available to teachers online. Read the article for ways to connect the project’s materials, lessons, and activities to Next Generation Science Standards. And start…
…ago. Now Scott solves complicated software design problems and implements new ideas like creating online professional development materials for teachers. He helped develop LARA (Lightweight Activity Runtime and Authoring), our…
We are delighted to announce that our Common Online Data Analysis Platform (CODAP) has earned the Research-Based Design product certification from Digital Promise. The new product certification is intended to…
…teachers said they loved the online curricular materials because students are actually doing science,” says White. “It’s a good pedagogical approach where students are the ones facilitating their own learning…
In the WeatherX project, a collaboration involving EDC, Mount Washington Observatory, the University of Washington, and the Concord Consortium, we engage middle school students with weather data and weather science….
…a single student working without supervision. They can be used in a classroom setting, assigned as homework, or integrated into an online virtual school. Each activity illustrates a specific scientific…