WHY 1:1?
For our students to accomplish complex learning tasks such as analysis, evaluation, and creation they need to be given tools to aid them in these processes. We want them to move from consumers of knowledge to producers of knowledge!
Laptops provide our students with the opportunity to nourish and grow the seeds we have planted by allowing them access to powerful computer based programs, Web 2.0 tools, collaboration and networking tools, and an educational experience that will prepare them to be competitive in a 21st century global economy.
"Educate me for my future, not your past!"
We know that the world our students will be entering after high school is radically different than most of us remember. The term "21st century education" was coined in 2003 and has become a movement in education to ready our students for what is currently happening and what is to come. We can't predict the future, but we can help our students gain the skills necessary to tackle it, whatever it may look like! The following list demonstrates the idea of is adapted from The Global Achievement Gap by Tony Wagner, 2009:
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Critical Thinking)
- Collaboration across Networks and Leading by Influence (Collaborative Learning)
- Agility and Adaptability (Flexible Progression)
- Initiative and Entrepreneurialism (Unhindered Innovation)
- Effective Oral and Written Communication (Collaborative Learning)
- Accessing and Analyzing Information (Critical Thinking)
- Curiosity and Imagination (Unhindered Innovation)
Breaking socioeconomic, language, and learning barriers
Bremen high school believes that every student deserves the opportunity to better themselves through education! Providing laptops for each high school students goes a long way toward making sure that each student has the every opportunity to do this. We're not worrying about leaving a child behind, because we want to push ALL of our students ahead!
Using laptops creates an environment where we can truly start to differentiate learning for every student. Language barriers start to fade to the background as we utilize powerful tools such as Reader and text-to-speech built into every Mac. Learning can be differentiated to allow students choice in their classroom work and the ability to engage with learning through their strengths in learning. Examples of these processes will be available as we continue to update this site with student work.
Using laptops creates an environment where we can truly start to differentiate learning for every student. Language barriers start to fade to the background as we utilize powerful tools such as Reader and text-to-speech built into every Mac. Learning can be differentiated to allow students choice in their classroom work and the ability to engage with learning through their strengths in learning. Examples of these processes will be available as we continue to update this site with student work.
Learning through Multiple Avenues
Other devices, such as the Apple iPad, can help students gain valuable interaction with technology through their use of tactile control. These devices allow for further differentiation in not only our method of delivery, but also the way students interact with their lessons and content!
Educational tools such as the iPads and the MacBooks can change, for the better, the way students and teachers create a learning environment in which every student can find a way to succeed. We know that multiple learning styles exist and we plan to use each and every one of them to help our students achieve beyond their expectations.
Educational tools such as the iPads and the MacBooks can change, for the better, the way students and teachers create a learning environment in which every student can find a way to succeed. We know that multiple learning styles exist and we plan to use each and every one of them to help our students achieve beyond their expectations.