Yesterday a group of Clayton Ridge MS staff and students visited Waverly Shell Rock Middle School. The intention behind our visit was two-fold. 1. We were curious to see iPads in action in a school environment. Waverly Shell Rock MS is a 5-8 building and all students and teachers have access to iPads as their digital tool to enhance learning. 2. The second reason for our visit was to see their school schedule and the concept behind their teaming philosophy. Our visit was very enlightening and we really enjoyed learning from each other. As a group we met with WSR's 7/8 Principal Steve Wikkel and their Tech Integration Specialist/Curriculum Director Bridgette Wagoner. The day was a huge success and WSR was so please to have students involved in part of the visit and communication experience.
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| CRMS staff participate in a collaboration meeting with Principal Kwikkel |
It was a great opportunity to observe and be inspired, but it was really fantastic to have such powerful communication between our staff/students and their school leaders. They really valued our input and had some questions of their own about our school's digital experience and our multi-age schedule during our school day.
Highlights from the day:
1. Their facilities. They are amazing. A beautiful school.
2. Getting into the classrooms. Seeing the iPads in action.
3. Inspired. Our students and teachers were really inspired to see the learning that was taking place with iPads. They were constantly evaluating and assessing their learning experience with that of WSR's teachers and students. Many found it was comparable, and found the iPads have the ability to be a powerful learning tool. Different than the laptop, but still effective.
4. Communication and collaboration between school leaders and students. WSR school leaders and students were at our service to answer our inquiries.
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| CRMS 8th graders hashing over their digital notes of their experience. |
