Tech Plan 6 July 2014 | Page 9

• Improve student growth in traditional core content areas and the companion content areas such as collaboration, problem-solving, and innovation! • Facilitate experiences encouraging flexibility of thought, adaptability, resourcefulness, and embracing new challenges! • Develop and maintain an online presence! • Create an engaging and personalized environment to meet student learning needs in order to thrive in a rapidly changing world.! ! The district will...! • Cultivate lifelong learners who are prepared to adapt to future challenges! • Promote parent and community participation for the purpose of increasing involvement and developing shared learning experiences! • Ignite creativity to problem solve and/or develop new ideas! • Support the school's focus on meeting the individualized needs and interests of learners! • Provide professional development focused on the relationship between pedagogy, content, and knowledge; including but not limited to individualized learning plans! • Pursue and support online textbooks and materials when possible to allow for more personalized learning and access to additional primary resources and a variety of secondary resources! • Provide resources, training, and policies for Internet safety and digital citizenship! • Support learning environments characterized by risk-taking where serendipitous occurrences for all learners can take place! • Provide and maintain a robust infrastructure to support digital learning experiences! ! ! TECH PLAN 6 - AHSD 25 ! 9