Physics and engineering teacher Ted Cuevas on reigniting his passion by empowering all learners (EdTech Startup Showcase)
EdTech Startup Showcase: Physics and engineering teacher Ted Cuevas on reigniting his passion by empowering all learners
Today, we’re pleased to share an episode originally recorded for the EdTech Startup Showcase. It’s been my pleasure to host a series of episodes for this show, which spotlights some of the most innovative emerging companies in edtech.
Ted Cuevas, a physics and engineering teacher at High Tech High – Chula Vista (California), is the guest in this episode. He was the first teacher to start using Inkwire two years ago, pioneering innovative projects with students and contributing significantly to the shaping of Inkwire's platform with his pedagogical vision around learning and assessment.
Hear about:
- Ted’s transition from mechanical engineering to teaching
- How Ted, High Tech High, and Inkwire all commit to equity and empowerment
- Collaborating to design a platform for portfolios and enabling students to communicate about their learning
- How the past few years have reignited his passion for teaching
- The purpose and process of assessment
- Competency-based learning, project-based learning, AI, design, and more
About Inkwire
In a world in which generative AI has called into question the value of traditional curriculum and assessments, Inkwire is a platform that engages students in real projects and helps them demonstrate their original thinking & skills through portfolios. Learn more: https://inkwire.co
About the EdTech Startup Showcase
This BE Podcast Network original series shines a spotlight on the innovative edtech companies working to make a difference for students and educators. Through conversations with the founders and CEOs, partner organizations, and the educators who are using their products in schools today, listeners hear about solutions relevant to their chronic challenges and opportunity-expanding ideas to go into uncharted directions. To subscribe to the series, visit https://etss.bepodcast.network
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