"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” - Malcolm X

1. Education Integration:
A Case Study
- Malcolm X
"Education is the passport to the
future, for tomorrow belongs to
those who prepare for it today.”

2. “I feel that it’s important
to give students an
opportunity to work with
systems that may provide
them an edge in the job
market.”
- C. Coleman

3. Teacher Charles Coleman
developed a fun and productive
data collection project to drive
learning while keeping students
engaged.

4. A combination of technology and
personal choice led to high
student engagement even as the
school year came to an end.

5. Education That
Makes a
Difference

6. Coleman was looking for a
project that would help
students to review their
math skills through practical
application.

7. He searched for a user-
friendly online survey tool
that students could use to
conduct research and
practice their statistics skills.

8. The platform needed to be
intuitive and easy to grasp,
as well as accessible to all.

9. Feedback That
Counts

10. First, he built a quick sample
survey to collect feedback about
the school café — a clear model
that demonstrated the basics of
data collection.

11. Next, following the model as a
guide, students created and
conducted their own surveys on
their chosen topics.

12. Finally, when the results were in,
students created graphs and
charts to demonstrate their
findings.
Even with a small sample size, the
calculations were real enough to
allow plenty of practice.

13. Reflections on
Learning

14. Despite the shortened project
window and the late point in the
year when the project was carried
out, the work got done.

15. “It’s important for students to
understand statistics, and how
they’re created,” said Coleman.

16. For students to be successful now
and in the future, they need to be
comfortable with their tools,
engaged with their topics, and
motivated to create, and this
creative project helped to build
the right connections for success.

17. “Teachers can open the
door, but you must enter it
yourself.”
— Chinese proverb

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Integration

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