Welcome back to school!
As you enter another school year, we would like to provide you with three potential initiatives that you can launch at your school to elevate innovation.
An educators’ advice for providing young minds with the skills they need to thrive in the modern world
These days, the rate at which the job market creates new titles and career paths is so fast that members of a single generation have needed to reeducate themselves to…
Educational structures and school schedules are not designed for modern educational theories such as integrated subject units such as STEAM and its composite support programs (e.g. the Maker Movement). However, there are four processes that you can begin applying…
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should. - Jurassic Park
“Researchers at Facebook shut down an artificial intelligence (AI) program after it created its own language” the…
A few weeks ago, SET published an article about applying critical thought to emerging technologies (see article: Preparing for AI in Modern Education). Last week, an article came out in the Economist called “Advances in AI are used to spot signs of sexuality”. This latest article describes…
forget STEM and STEAM
Forget STEM, STEAM, and STREAM- the newest acronym in education is DREAMS. When I first heard of DREAMS, it stood for Design, Robotics, Engineering, Art, Math, and Science. I argue that Robotics does not need to be its own category since it fits within design and…
Our schools are arguably our single best delivery mechanism for education in this country; we gather experts under one roof and leverage each of their specific areas of specialization to the benefit of every student. This both lowers the cost of…
What Should a Digital Literacy Curriculum Look Like Today?
In the 1990s, grade K-12 schools offered “computer” or “technology” classes that involved drawing tools such as Kid Pixs, typing tools such as Mavis…
At SET, we have worked with many educational leaders and administrators and have noticed one thing that they all have had in common: they never have enough time.
Approximately 10–15 years ago, educators began incorporating the first personal computers into curricula ad hoc and without defined and integrative strategies. Although this might have worked in some cases, many schools are now…