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2017 EDUCATION MAGAZINE

LINCOLN DAILY NEWS MARCH 1, 2017

C

hange is occurring at a rapid

rate at Lincoln Elementary

School District #27. Last year a

Technology Committee was formed

so that the district could consider

how to best serve their 1,200

students in grades K-eighth.

What started out as a conversation

to meet the needs of PARCC

testing was quickly replaced by

ideas of how we could transform

the learning of students through

the use of technology. It was

determined by the committee that:

• all schools needed to have

Chromebook labs for grades third

through fifth

• LJHS would work on building a

one-to-one environment starting

with sixth grade

• a team of teacher trainers needed

to be established

• all teachers needed a device and

all teachers needed to receive

training that would focus on using

technology to improve instruction,

starting with writing.

Each teacher has gone through

professional development training

to learn how to use the Google

Suites products. Teachers have

used their new understanding of

Google Drive, Classroom, Docs,

Drawing and Slides to create new

learning opportunities for students.

As the year progressed, the training

began to center on writing and

research in a digital environment.

Students are using a variety of rich-

media resources to learn.

As we begin planning for next

year’s professional development,

the focus will begin to transition

from writing and research to

Science, Engineering and Design

opportunities for students that will

allow them opportunities for self-

discovery and inquiry.

The students are very engaged

in the newly developed lessons,

and teachers appreciate the fact

that the lessons align to the strong

curriculum they already had in

place. They also enjoy the new

purpose when using the labs.

As the teachers learn new

skills, they are incorporating

the knowledge into their lesson

planning. The changes to

instruction this year are vast. Here

are just a few of the highlighted

activities:

The future is now!

From Lincoln Elementary School District #27

Technology Coordinator Barb Coffey

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