The Wawasee blog has two interesting articles for your reading. One shows that certified teachers are more effective than non-certified and the second discusses public school students out performing private students. If you have a chance, click on the highlighted words above and it will take you directly to that blog.
Last week we held our 4th technology summit. The summit began with a presentation by Plymouth High School graduate Chad Barden explaining what is needed and expected of high school graduates if they are to participate in the new economy. We also reviewed articles about technology.
As a group, participants in the summit identified those technology skills and knowledge areas that students should have when they graduate from our district. Participants also developed a list of technology activities that can be used to improve student achievement. We further discussed the use of long-distance learning and shared some examples of how the long-distance learning equipment has been used thus far.
In the 4th discussion session , participants from the elementary levels, the middle school and high school levels developed preliminary procedures for selecting software and hardware in the future. The final discussion session focused on the technological skills and knowledge each teacher should possess. This information will be used to write our three-year technology plan which must be submitted to the state of Indiana. If you wish to see a copy of the results of the technology summit, please ask your principal.
A rally to demonstrate support for more funding for public schools will be held tomorrow evening at Washington High School in South Bend, IN. It begins at 5:00 p.m.
No comments:
Post a Comment