Remixing the Curriculum

Elizabeth Stringer Keefeis a teacher educator and researcher at the Graduate School of Education at Lesley University, where she serves as faculty coordinator of Graduate Studies in Autism and regularly teaches about technology for curriculum and communication. Her research focuses on the preparation of special education teachers and teacher education policy.Adam Steiner is a technology integration specialist for the Holliston Public Schools and recently completed his PhD at Boston College with a focus on curriculum, instruction, and technology. He is a lifelong resident of Framingham, Massachusetts where he lives with his wife and two children.

Stringer Keefe (education, Lesley University) and Steiner (technology/instruction, Boston College) bring current methodologies and theories to technology and instruction in K–12 through an innovative approach called the X Framework (XFW). It is composed of four pieces: technology fitness, proactive teaching, universal design for learning, and assistive technology. Seasoned teachers through education students will find the X Framework approachable and well supported by research. The book is organized into two parts: “The Technology Mindset” and “Remixing the Classroom.” The authors contend that XFW can shift educators out of traditional practices that do not address all students’ needs. Different learning needs, styles, and backgrounds demand a practice that provides an “increased opportunity to access the curriculum.” Stringer Keefe and Steiner also provide straightforward and accessible information about classroom technology approaches, devices, hardware, software, and programs that can inspire all educators to try something new and remold their classrooms. Included at the end of the book is a helpful reference list that encourages further research, reading, and exploration. The content focuses on current K–12 teachers, but preservice education students will also gain valuable insights into the realities, challenges, and opportunities of K–12 teaching.Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals and practitioners.

• ForewordDr. Richard Jackson AcknowledgementsPart One: The Technology Mindset Chapter 1: The X FrameworkChapter 2: Technology FitnessChapter 3: Proactive Teaching & Universal Design for Learning Chapter 4: Assistive TechnologyChapter 5: Remixing School Culture with TechnologyPart Two: Remixing the Classroom Chapter 6: Technology as a Classroom Pillar Chapter 7: Lecture 2.0Chapter 8: Innovations (Maker Education & Gaming Education)Chapter 9: Show What You Know Chapter 10: Repurposing Practice About the Authors