Our classroom is a Next-Generation classroom. I am excited to be one of the 4th grade teachers using this model again for the coming year. I will be focusing on developing 21st Century skills, such as creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. This is achieved through facilitating engaging, yet challenging learning experiences for students of all abilities, redesigning the learning space, teaching pedagogy, and investment/use of technology in the classroom. Each student will have a personalized Chromebook, and the room is equipped with Apple TVs and projection screens, along with other devices/applications to further enhance and individualize the learning process.
Some of the apps we'll use this year: