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Guest column: Increasing personalized learning in Oak Ridge Schools

Posted at 3:11 pm April 12, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 6 Comments

By Oak Ridge Schools

We have all heard the phrase “going one-to-one,” but what is one-to-one all about? And why are Oak Ridge Schools interested in one-to-one?

The overall idea behind one-to-one is not about having specific devices; rather, it’s about providing personalized learning experiences to students aligned to the Seven Keys to College and Career Readiness in which students can collaborate, learn, reflect, and solve problems in ways that engage and motivate them. Highly effective teachers are essential in the development of personalized learning; they facilitate learning experiences both within their content area and spanning beyond the classroom and into the community. With personalized learning under the direction of highly effective teachers, student engagement increases, discipline problems decrease, attendance increases, and students become even more prepared for college and careers.

Most importantly, students who may not have access to technology due to financial or other considerations will have equal opportunities as their peers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Guest Columns, K-12, Opinion Tagged With: assessments, Bruce Borchers, devices, Oak Ridge Schools, one-to-one, personalized learning, science assessment, Seven Keys to College and Career Readiness, social studies assessment, state assessment, TNReady

Guest column: Roane State supports schools’ proposed tech initiatives

Posted at 1:09 pm June 6, 2014
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Chris Whaley

Chris Whaley

Note: This is a copy of a Friday letter sent to Oak Ridge City Council members by Roane State Community College President Chris Whaley.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Roane State Community College fully supports Oak Ridge Schools’ proposed technology initiatives, which include ensuring that all students—regardless of socioeconomic background—have devices that allow them to access education technology from school and home.

Why do we support this vision? Because there is no college readiness without technology readiness.

Consider, when a student walks through Roane State’s doors, they will: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Government, Guest Columns, K-12, Oak Ridge, Opinion Tagged With: AirServer software, app, Chris Whaley, devices, electronic textbook, Engaged Learning Environment, Internet, iPad, LCD projector, Learning Management System, mobile learning, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Schools, Roane State Community College, technology, technology initiative, technology readiness

Guest column: Why going 1:1 is important in Oak Ridge Schools

Posted at 5:44 pm May 28, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Guest Columns 5 Comments

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By Tracey Beckendorf-Edou

By now, most of us have heard of the 1:1 (one to one) initiative, meaning that every Oak Ridge student would have a device to use both at home and at school. The following are a few of the reasons why going 1:1 is important.

Mostly, it’s better for kids

We live in a world today in which children learn through technology and are often more engaged with what they are learning when technology is incorporated. Technology does not replace good teaching, but it enhances good teaching. Technology does not replace face-to-face communication, but it adds other modes of communication. Does that mean that technology would be included in every lesson? Of course not. Students still need to explore our world in other ways. Going 1:1 does not require teachers to give up their wonderful non-technology related lessons or for students to be glued to their devices 24/7.

But going 1:1 leads us to think: What’s possible? How can students interact with what is happening outside the walls of the classroom? How can students collaborate with people from across the world? How can students receive immediate feedback so that they can improve on their mistakes immediately? For some examples of what that looks like elsewhere, please see here. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Guest Columns, K-12, Opinion Tagged With: 1:1, bring your own device, classroom, computer writing, devices, English, language arts, mathematics, Oak Ridge Schools, one-to-one computing, online assessments, online environment, Response to Intervention and Instruction, RTI2, students, teaching, technology, technology infrastructure, Tracey Beckendorf-Edou

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