Finding teachers who are committed to the project will be crucial, Brazil's Poppovic said. We don't want to define schools from the top down. That will make it much more democratic and it will have a bigger chance of success. Students will be evaluated with their usual secondary school exams, in addition to IVEN project tests. One U.S. educator said the program sounds like a great model, both for the sharing of information and the integration of technology.
Simulation is one of the best ways of doing that.
Students can see how mathematics relates to everyday life. Of course, the project is not without its challenges. Coordinating deadlines and creating quality lessons between three countries will be tricky, Brazil's Poppovic said. Politics has also played a part in how fast the project is moving. The IADB was established in 1959 to facilitate social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean.