When reviewing a digital curriculum system for use in the classroom, teachers and administrators often worry students will spend too much time in front of the computer. This is a valid concern. Fortunately you can incorporate digital curriculum and still have meaningful interactions with your students!
Here at AES, we get a lot of teachers who want to know how our digital curriculum system is different from the learning management system Canvas.
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Cheating is a major problem in every single school in the world. Students know it’s wrong. Teachers know it’s wrong. Administrators can expel students on their first offense. But that doesn’t change the fact that cheating is an epidemic — especially in high schools. That begs one big, burning question. Why in the world do students cheat in the first place?
One way or another, every classroom needs a curriculum. Sometimes that curriculum is made years in advance, and other times you needed one yesterday. But no matter what, your course(s) will need a new curriculum at some point. That always comes with one big question — who’s going to make it?
Digital curriculum is quickly becoming a cornerstone in career and technical education. Test prep materials have been a cornerstone in CTE for decades. But what are the differences between the two? Don’t they do mostly the same thing? They do — sometimes. Other times, digital curriculum and test prep couldn’t be more different. In general, there are seven differences between digital curriculum and test prep materials:
Over the past 37 years, Achievement Via Individual Determination (AVID) has become one of the most distinguished career preparation organizations in the United States. What started as one teacher’s grand idea for student success has grown into a nationwide opportunity for thousands of high schoolers. But technology is changing the way teachers teach. AVID is no exception. Today, teachers can actually improve AVID’s tried-and-true methodology by using a digital curriculum.