Week Of
4.1.19-4.5.19
Welcome to
“Designs On Digital Learning” for the week of April 1st. Please follow
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Welcome to the
Week Of April 1st in Digital Learning In North Reading. As we move into spring
we have a several exciting topics this week. I will include important links and
notes in the video description.
Preparation for
Parent University
This week we are finalizing preparations for Parent
University on Saturday. I am presenting a session which provides a detailed
overview of the 1:1 program and other Digital Learning presentations will
include Website Design and Development with Kathy Dasho and an Elementary
presentation on Digital Learning by Christine Lindsay. Superintendent Bernard
does a fantastic job with this event and it is a must see and attend! Register
here: https://sites.google.com/a/nrpsk12.org/parent-university-2018/
April 29th MAPLE
Learning Tour
We are currently in preparation for our upcoming
learning tour in which we will be sharing North Readings work with personalized
learning across a range of MS and HS classrooms. This tour will feature our
work with our 1:1 program as well as our work expanding personalized learning
strategies and STEAM program development.
Tech Buzz
Professional Development
Sessions For
April
The first week of April will feature a session from Sam
Anthony at the Hood School on Digitizing the Daily 5. A session in which Sam
will be providing resources and tools to support student engagement in core
subject areas with digital tools. This will be on April 1st. Helen Kelley will be holding a Makerspace 1
session at the Little School on April 3rd in which she will support the
creation of maker-space lessons and resources. These sessions are always open to teachers from all
schools to attend and please sign up in My Learning Plan.
Computer Based
MCAS Testing At The High School
Last week the high school 10th graders were part of a
highly successful computer based testing experience. The Digital Learning team
and High School Staff and Administration have a lot to be proud of as we
implemented this new testing requirement seamlessly within the school. Many
thanks to all that supported this project.
Tech Alliance
Student Tech Program
Students are working on developing a “Stair Climbing”
robot project and will look forward to presenting their project at an upcoming
technology conference in the fall. Students are also exploring the Unity Game
Programming Engine to create their own games. Keep an eye out for videos
exploring these topics in the near future.
Digital Learning
Blog
The March post to the Digital Learning blog was made by
Christine Lindsay at the Batchelder School who has written about the
implementation of the 3D printer at the school Makerspace and some of the
students projects they have worked on. Find the article here: https://northreadingdigitallearning.blogspot.com/2019/03/3d-printing-at-ld-batchelder-school.html
