What do we need to do to prepare for the changed educational environment that we are going to face between now and at latest next fall? This is something that every educator – teacher, administrator, policy-maker – should be asking themselves now.
Sun Associates’ work with school districts around the subject of digital learning has suddenly moved from the realm of “someday it would be nice” to the immediate here and now. Let’s celebrate existing achievements and get ready to think about the future.
STEM interest and skills start well before Grade 3 and can be developed via non-traditional curricula and experiences. Learn about a project that Sun Associates is evaluating that uses school gardens to develop STEM interest in PreK - Grade 2 students.
If we understand that personalized learning is the pedagogical objective of digital and blended learning, then it follows that in an evaluation context our goal is to determine the extent to which a district has constructed and operationalized a student-centered, personalized learning environment.
Starting this month, Sun Associates will have the unique opportunity to put to the test the idea that meaningful change takes time. As the external evaluator of a new seven-year project focusing on a specific cohort of Fitchburg, MA middle school students, we are starting what promises to be a fascinating journey.
