We believe that the goal of schools should be efficacy . . . which begins with empowerment . . . which begins with engagement. Efficacious students can change the world!
At IDE Corp., we accomplish these goals through the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom™ — a framework for putting students in charge of their own learning.
Teaching content through problem-based learning
Analytic rubrics allow students to self-assess, set goals, and monitor progress
Activity lists provide differentiated opportunities to learn
Scheduling their own time, students have choice and voice over how, when, and with whom they learn (and sometimes what and why!)
Teachers act as facilitators of learning
Read Chapter 1 of Students Taking Charge in Grades K-5 or Students Taking Charge in Grades 6-12 by Dr. Nancy Sulla.
Planning a book study? Use these discussion questions for the above books.
Students Taking Charge in Grades K–5 by Dr. Nancy Sulla is available through Routledge or Amazon.com.
Students Taking Charge in Grades 6–12 by Dr. Nancy Sulla is available through Routledge or Amazon.com.
Students Taking Charge Implementation Guide for Leaders by Dr. Nancy Sulla, Tanya Bosco, and Julie Marks through Routledge or Amazon.com.
Dr. Nancy Sulla speaks on the difference between LATIC and Hybrid Learning Environments (hint: LATIC is the ultimate Hybrid Learning Environment)
One elementary school's journey to designing a fully LATIC school (YouTube Playlist)
MyQPortal resource: The Control Continuum
MyQPortal resource: The LATIC Rubric
A combination of workshops and coaching with a cohort of teachers over a number of years to engage in comprehensive instructional redesign; eventually, some of the teachers become Teacher Leaders. The trajectory is:
A cohort of teachers attends eight days of training each year for three years followed by coaching.
Each year another cohort of teachers is added.
In the fourth year of a teacher's involvement, they attend a four-day Lab Classroom training to assess their classroom and ensure they are implementing the framework with fidelity; they continue to receive coaching.
In the fifth year, some of those first year cohort teachers become Teacher Leaders; they attend three workshop days to work with IDE Corp. consultants in designing the next year of workshops and coaching so they can begin to take greater responsibility for the continued growth of the initiative. Eventually, IDE Corp. consultants work primarily to support the Teacher Leaders.