Education by Shala Books

  • Home
  • Resources
    • FSL Resources
    • ESL Resources
    • Reading Resources
    • Educator Resources
  • Consulting Services
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Support
    • About
    • FAQ
    • Contact
    • Opportunities
  • Login
  • Home
  • Resources
    • FSL Resources
    • ESL Resources
    • Reading Resources
    • Educator Resources
  • Consulting Services
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Support
    • About
    • FAQ
    • Contact
    • Opportunities
  • Login

THE EDUCATION BLOG

BLOG HOME PAGE
Let's Talk Education
Educational Frameworks
Planners
Reading
ESL
FSL
Modern Foreign Languages
Mother Tongue
Tips for Educators
Tips for Parentss
Education Quotes

Blog

March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
May 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018

THE TECHNOLOGY TO SET EDUCATION FREE

15/10/2018

 
In order to fully understand the context and relevance of this article, one must first understand what an Educational Framework is and what fluid, individualized planners look like. For more information on these two topics, please see the following articles:

“What is an Educational Framework?”
“The Power of Planners”

If the technology to support Educational Frameworks and their accompanying planners existed, education could move at lightning speed, and with absolute fluidity. I imagine teachers logging in to their school’s site to find their unique framework front and center – the framework that displays how each staff member is connected to the other. From there, they could not only access their own planners (unit planners, lesson planners, etc.), but also any other staff member’s planners.

As for the actual planning templates, every column, every row, and every box could be moved and shifted as needed, like interchangeable puzzle pieces. If a teacher needed information from another teacher’s planners, they could search for their planners, select rows, columns, or boxes from them and simply integrate the information into their own planners, saving the need to copy and paste. The potential for the rows and columns to continue would be infinite, and a new planner would only be started when a teacher deemed it necessary. Any changes made to an individual’s planner would appear in the form of an alert on the school’s framework page so all staff would be informed that new information was available, much the same as Facebook Messenger, or WhatsApp.

Each box on a planning template could function in one of two ways – drop-down menu, and manual input. The information for the drop-down menus would come from the data base of curriculums that a school chose to input and work with. Manual input would be used for things such as lesson ideas, materials required, etc. Boxes would have the ability to change colours and include automatic formatting for information placed inside them; information within each box could be moved around as needed.

With a system such as this in place, no two teacher planners would be identical, yet everyone would be working towards the same goal – supporting the school’s Educational Framework. From year to year, planning templates could easily shift and adapt in order to meet changing needs. Teachers would not be bogged down with copy and pasting, formatting issues, having to redesign and create their own templates using outdated programs such as Microsoft Word, or stuck using a cookie-cutter planner from a school-purchased program. Information could be shared and accessed with ease, in real time. Simply put, education would be free to move as it should – no lags, no delays.
The Technology to Set Education Free
Further Reading

The Tool Successful Companies Use That Schools Need
A Vision vs. an Educational Framework
Educational Frameworks: The Link Between Curriculum Frameworks and Curriculum Mapping
How to Use Planners to Change Mindset
Educational Consulting Services
LEARN MORE
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    SHARE ARTICLE

    Welcome to
    The Education Blog

    Christina Shala
    Christina Shala
    About Christina Shala

    Recent Post

    Quick Links


    FSL Resources
    ESL Resources
    Beginning Readers
    Consulting Services

    Have a Question?

    CONTACT US
Vertical Divider
Vertical Divider
OUR COMPANY
About
Blog
FAQ
Contact
Opportunities
Terms and Conditions
Privacy Policy
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
FSL Resources
ESL Resources
Emergent Readers
Transitional Readers
​Educator Resources​
Consulting Services
Vertical Divider
CONNECT WITH US
© Copyright 2023  Education by Shala Books Inc.