Concluding Thoughts on Personalized Learning through iPads

1. Improved student achievement

2. Ownership

3. Higher engagement

4. Growth

5. Diversity and needs addressed

These are pictures of the students experimenting with live specimens under the microscope and performing the Genes in the Bottle Lab. Also, they performed a couple crime scene investigations using gel electrophoresis. These hands-labs were accompanied by research and virtual labs. The students wrote a paper and took 3 benchmark test /final EOC…Read More

As part of our action research project, students were to conduct interviews of people in various age groups. They were to be paired with another student to discuss the interviews and find a problem to solve by creating an invention or modifying a product. Once the student pairs created a design, discussed it with their peers and other adults, and…Read More

Energy is always one of the big topics in our world, whether it is rising gas prices, electricity usage, or home heating. The same questions have been hot topics for many years and today is no different, as it will probably not be different in the future of my students. So, I decided that I would apply for a grant from Promising Practices that…Read More