{"id":9499,"date":"2023-06-28T03:36:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T22:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mad-learn.com\/blog\/?p=9499"},"modified":"2024-03-31T15:56:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T10:26:01","slug":"mad-learn-standards-aligned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mad-learn.com\/blog\/mad-learn-standards-aligned\/","title":{"rendered":"MAD-learn: Standards-aligned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MAD-learn has been designed to meet several educational standards across the United States. Some of these include the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), CSforAll, ISTE, and those of several states, including NY, FL, Georgia, Texas, and more. Check out some of our alignments below and reach out to us<\/a> if you need alignments to another set of standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click on any logo to see how MAD-learn is aligned with these standards:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAD-learn\u2019s alignment with standards for student achievement developed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) represents a keen balance between 44 technical skill development and how such skills can be viewed as vital and transferable across not just STEM-related courses, but throughout the entire curricula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through MAD-learn\u2019s mobile app development platform, students become Empowered Learners,\u00a0 Digital Citizens,\u00a0 Knowledge Constructors,\u00a0 Innovative Designers, Computational Thinkers, Creative Communicators, and Global Collaborators.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How MAD-learn Develops Empowered Learners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students begin the process by self-selecting a topic based on the recognition of an issue to be addressed, then deciding how best to do so by building an informational app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students work collaboratively to create a professional-grade mobile app that can be distributed for public use or even monetized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students participate in an authentic presentation format which gives them opportunities to develop a \u201cpitch\u201d to an audience that matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The presentation format is framed in a competition in which winners can receive prizes that could include sponsorship of their app\u2019s submission to Google Play and the Apple App stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students are empowered to be creators of relevant technology, rather than simply consumers of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How MAD-learn Develops Digital Citizens<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students are encouraged to create mobile apps that follow a \u201csocial entrepreneurial\u201d path, in that apps are created to help improve some aspect of the student\u2019s community (school, neighborhood, or even the world).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students build upon existing knowledge of copyright and fair use; further, they learn how to include citations in a mobile app format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students collaborate with each other on apps first, then create others on their own, within the confines of a secure server. Work from this point is private, and teachers can monitor any projects that are made public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students learn how to apply citation standards to a mobile app format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 During the research and acquisition phase, students assess resources and confirm the viability of content before including the information on the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How MAD-learn Develops Knowledge Constructors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 As part of the mind mapping process, students plan both what content will be relevant and make logical connections among various levels of detail for each concept<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students learn how to find and process information, recognize viable sources, and prioritize the most critical elements for use in this unique type of information medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 After relevant concepts are identified, students self-assign responsibilities for acquiring viable information, citing it, and presenting it in a manner consistent with the medium they are using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 During the ideation phase, students gain an appreciation for the importance of considering the \u201cconnectedness\u201d of ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The program includes vocabulary that is integrated into the activities, allowing the students to understand the terminology as it relates to their hands-on experience, thus making the work more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Vocabulary and practical applications are employed as students build HTML-based screens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How MAD-learn Develops Innovative Designers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students create mobile apps, most of the themes being of their own choosing. Often apps are created on behalf of an existing non-profit organization or for a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

student-created cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students employ a wide variety of formats to create robust, content-rich screens. These include rich text, as well as photo, video, and sound files. Various content screens are created using written code (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Mobile apps developed by each team are beta tested by other groups and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

evaluated on criteria such as aesthetics, functionality, engagement, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

content (including form and accuracy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students utilize an online app-building platform that is used by schools and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

other organizations to update their apps. The same platform is also used to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

support the process in-house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Mobile apps created by the students are programmed to run on both iOS and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Android devices. Design options are discussed and used for each of the systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and orientations, and students choose which platforms they want to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How MAD-learn Develops Computational Thinkers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students must first confirm logical sequence in the development of their content and then decide which platform templates are appropriate for the information being conveyed on a given screen. Confirming the legitimacy of resources is also required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Collaborative groups are comprised of three members, and specific roles are assigned<\/p>\n\n\n\n

to each. Individuals are each responsible for one major aspect of authentic mobile app<\/p>\n\n\n\n

development, and they must work together to make sure all elements of the app complement each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Discussions involving template selection and functionality for each help group make<\/p>\n\n\n\n

intelligent decisions about how to best represent their ideas through their app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students create a mind map to inform both functionality and content development of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the app then select appropriate templates from an online platform to create mobile app screens for the content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 File management strategies such as file naming conventions, location, backup, hierarchy, folder structure, file conversion, tags, labels, and emerging digital<\/p>\n\n\n\n

organizational strategies are most prominent throughout the building of content-rich screens and graphic design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are learned by way of reverse engineering-related strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How MAD-learn Develops Creative Communicators<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The apps, themselves, serve as the conduit of concepts being presented and the unique format being provided to end users; the students also employ slide deck presentations and mirror their product using a reflector program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 There are a variety of ways that students can communicate throughout the program. The overall goal is for students to effectively communicate the main idea in the form of an app to an end user. They must also present ideas to the whole group during the initial brainstorming session, work<\/p>\n\n\n\n

collaboratively with peers to articulate how issues can be resolved and best possible outcomes be achieved and share experiences from the process of creating a finished product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Many schools employ some level of the MAD-Shark Tank approach for final presentations. This authentic competition-styled approach enhances the students\u2019 presentation skills in a formalized manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students utilize an online app-building platform that is used by schools and other organizations to update their apps. The same platform is also used to support the process in-house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How MAD-learn Develops Global Collaborators<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022Before beginning the ideation phase of the program, students are charged to consider both traditional and social entrepreneurship-related topics for their app ideas. They are asked how a mobile app could serve their school, community, or the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students communicate with experts and peers, potentially anywhere in the world, in order to gain an authentic understanding of issues their apps may address. Even the global MAD-learn team is sometimes leveraged for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students sometimes work with peers throughout the country, or in other countries, on the same app, as is prevalent in the \u201cMAD About Mattering\u201d, \u201cMy Brother\u2019s Keeper\u201d and \u201cGuardians of Heritage\u201d projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Students consider target audiences for their apps, considering how<\/p>\n\n\n\n

that target can have a broader scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For all educators who are interested in learning more about MAD-learn\u2019s curriculum and how it aligns with the standards in your state, feel free to contact us at success@mad-learn.com<\/a>. The MAD-learn team is here to support and work with schools and school districts to meet all standard alignment requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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