Project based learning

What an idea!  Placing kids in a position where they'll actually use the knowledge...

Integrating technology in EVERY classroom

A Commitment to High Tech Education | Edutopia is an article that I found when browsing around Edutopia. It's a great example of a school that is incorporating technology in the classroom in a positive way. These students are utilizing technology tools that enhance their learning experience. Even the cheerleading team is using technology! In some of the articles I've read about schools incorporating technology in their classrooms, I feel as though it's becoming the main focus, taking place of skills that still need to be learned and practiced, like handwriting for example. This school however uses a balance and it seems to be working well!

"High Tech High"

Yes, High Tech High is actually the name of a high school in San Diego county, but High Tech High now incorporates nine schools: one elementary school, three middle schools, and five high schools. The students who learn at these schools are lottery selected and present a very diverse group of students. These students "embody the High Tech High design principles of personalization, adult world connection, common intellectual mission, and teacher as designer". It's a fascinating video! Maybe there are an I'm unaware of them, but I wish there were schools like this here in Michigan and if there are, I wish there was more of them. I would of loved to go to this school, check it out! Let me know what ya think.