to shopping, to reading and working,
technology is inevitable in today’s society.
Parents, teachers, community leaders, and
governmental representatives are speaking
up for their kids and pushing to redefine
success and rethink measuring success in
the classroom. Skills such as knowledge,
social abilities, emotional intelligence and
dispositions are all crucial for a student’s
success in the workforce, yet many of these
skills are overlooked in the typical classroom
setting. Educators are working toward
providing students with meaningful learning
opportunities through technology that
encompass all of the aspects that make up
success for a graduating high school senior
entering college or the workforce.
THE WHO
Teachers
Near the end of 2015, the U.S. Department
of Education released the 2016 National
Education Technology Plan as a commitment to supporting
personalized professional learning to provide greater equity of access
to technology for students across America. In addition, the Future
Ready initiative, developed by the department in 2014, had more than
2,000 superintendents across the country who pledged to integrate
digital learning into their districts’ curricula. The National Education
Technology Plan also includes a focus on providing each student with
the chance to engage in educational experiences led by technology.
In addition, Education Week states that digital instructional content
is the second largest spend in the K-12 educational technology
market, just behind hardware. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and
Pearson, previously known for their paperback publishing, are
pushing out the most digital lessons in math, English/language arts,
science, business, and fine arts.
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A WORLD-CLASS
EDUCATION
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Eagle for a Day: October 14th
Open House: October 30th
Scholarship Entrance Exam
December 3, 2016
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