Develop and use educational electronic resources in the discipline “Design” for schools the International baccalaureate (IB)

Problem and goal. The article deals with the processes of development of the modern information society and various educational programs, which contributes to the need for the use of information technology in the educational sphere. The aim was to identify the features of the development of educational electronic publications and resources for the International baccalaureate program, a comparative analysis of the program and a comparison with the existing program of education in Russia on the Federal state educational standard. This made it possible to take into account the peculiarities of methods of work with resources and assessment of tasks by students in this program, as well as to develop educational electronic resources for the International baccalaureate program in the discipline “Design” and to evaluate the effectiveness of these resources as tools of work. Methodology. Development of a system of educational electronic resources and teaching methods for these resources in the discipline “Design” in the framework of the international baccalaureate program are carried out through the analysis of curricula, manuals, dissertations, materials of conferences on FSES and International baccalaureate, study of scientific literature on approaches and methods for the development of electronic systems for the evaluation of the results of training, observation, organization and conduct of pedagogical experiment and analysis of its results. Results. The analysis of the FSES and the International baccalaureate training program to identify the features of the educational process in each of the programs under consideration. Various approaches and technologies to the evaluation of learning outcomes, including the system of electronic assessment are considered. On the basis of the data obtained, an educational electronic resource on the discipline “Design” within the framework of the International baccalaureate training program was developed, consisting of evaluation tasks, work with which was based on the use of information and communication technologies, and a system for evaluating the results of these tasks for grade 6. Conclusion. The results led to the conclusion that the organization of training in the discipline “Design” in the framework of the International baccalaureate program with the use of educational electronic resources will contribute to a significant increase in the interest of primary school students to the study of this subject area and, in the future, a more conscious choice of direction of training in the field of informatization. The presented method of teaching and developed educational electronic resource on the discipline “Design”, built to meet the requirements of the International baccalaureate program, will improve the efficiency of learning by students.

Re-imagining turnaround: families and communities leading educational justice

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deepen the understanding of how minoritized families and communities contribute to equity-focused school change, not as individual consumers or beneficiaries, but as educational and community leaders working collectively to transform their schools. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative case study examines one poverty-impacted racially diverse high school in the US West and the changes that occurred over a seven-year period. Findings Minoritized families, community leaders and formal leaders leveraged conventional schooling structures – such as turnaround reforms, the International Baccalaureate program and the PTA – to disrupt the default institutional scripts of schools and drive equity-focused change for all students, particularly African-Americans from the neighborhood. Research limitations/implications Though one school, this case contributes insights about how families and communities can collaborate with systems actors to catalyze educational justice in gentrifying communities. Practical implications This study suggests strategies that families and communities used to reclaim school narratives, “infiltrate” conventional structures and reorient them toward equitable collaboration and educational justice. Social implications This study contributes to a body of critical scholarship on “turnaround” reform efforts in urban secondary schools and suggests ways to reshape decision making, leadership, parent engagement and student intervention to build collective agency. Originality/value This research raises provocative questions about the extent to which families and communities can use conventional structures and policies to pursue educational justice in the US public education. Learning from such efforts highlights strategies and practices that might begin to help us construct more decolonizing theories of change.

Tale of two schools : a phenomenological case study of culture in a high school with an international baccalaureate program

International Baccalaureate (IB), a highly rigorous academic and college preparatory program, has sometimes been implemented to turn around otherwise struggling school systems. Little is known about the impact on school culture from the implementation of IB in a low-achieving, high poverty school through the lens of critical theory and leader-member exchange theory. The purpose of this study is to gain teacher and student perspectives on the culture of a high school twenty years after the introduction of IB. The research questions that guided this study were as follows: Based on staff and student perceptions, what is the current culture at Central High School? What is the role of International Baccalaureate in that culture? Findings indicated that the culture of this high school was diverse, historic, superficially unified, and deeply divided. Findings further indicated that IB both encouraged diversity within the school, as well as facilitated division. Implications from this research state Central will continue to survive, and perhaps even grow, as a diverse and historic educational institution, however, the approach used towards cultural division will continue to perpetuate social, educational, and economic disparities within that school.

The Case of Teacher Tracking at Leon Middle School

Derrick Lindsey, a Black teacher at Leon Middle School, has high aspirations for his career in education and hopes to become an outstanding teacher and transformative educator. He is enthusiastic about his job and passionate about his students; however, he cannot help but notice that there are some serious inequities occurring at Leon. Of primary concern is the long-standing, disproportionate assignment of Black faculty to less prestigious courses and White faculty to better-resourced classrooms in Leon’s International Baccalaureate program. The root of Leon’s issues begins to unravel as Derrick voices his concerns about the mistreatment of Black faculty to Principal Anderson. This case study explores the damaging effects of teacher tracking and asks readers to consider the consequences of these decisions on school climate and the retention of diverse faculty.