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Instructional design in professional learning: help teachers move beyond strategies to create engaging, coherent learning experiences.

Black History Month reminds us that classroom design shapes belonging. Use mirrors, windows, and doors to amplify student voice—one choice at a time.

Design professional learning that lives between PD days—embedded, ongoing, and woven into daily practice, not isolated events.

Learning is something we do all the time; it is natural and organic.  My nieces love juice, so I always have some in my fridge when they come over. When my youngest niece was small, I was responsible for putting the straw into the juice box. Then, one day, she looked at me and said,… The post Authentic Learning Starts with a Problem Worth Solving first appeared on Edquiddity Inc.

When it comes to supporting English Language Learners, we often hear about “activating prior knowledge.” But what if the knowledge we assume students have . . . isn’t there yet? Or, more importantly, what if it looks different from what we expect? The truth is, background knowledge isn’t only built through reading. As cited in… The post Build Background Knowledge Without Making Assumptions first appeared on Edquiddity Inc.

In her recent blog, Dr. Nancy Sulla describes Generation Alpha as learners who “value choice, seek autonomy, expect immediacy of information, and crave authenticity.” These are children who have never known a world without devices, streaming content, or instant answers. They are natural explorers, but only when what they’re exploring feels real. So the challenge… The post Teaching Gen Alpha in the Age of AI first appeared on Edquiddity Inc.

Professional learning isn’t just about learning new strategies; rather, it’s about sparking new ways of thinking. In one middle school classroom, a teacher’s experience in a recent Virtual Learning Community (VLC) on Leveraging AI in Your Classroom sparked that kind of transformation. As a result, traditional lessons evolved into authentic, student-driven experiences that inspired curiosity… The post When Professional Learning Translates to Classroom Transformation first appeared on Edquiddity Inc.

The word assessment comes from the Latin assidere, meaning “to sit beside.” That image—teacher and learner side by side—captures what true assessment is meant to be: not judgment, but partnership. As Dr. Nancy Sulla said, “Assessment should not be about what teachers do to students but what students do for themselves.” When we sit beside… The post Rethinking Assessment for Future-Ready Learners first appeared on Edquiddity Inc.