A Technology Focus Group
It has been an amazing start to the school year. I've been incredibly impressed with the caliber of both the students and staff. There has been a lot of deliberate work over the last few years in the areas of curriculum planning and development and it shows. Now, one of the areas I'd like to focus on is how to take this strong foundation and begin to look at it through a lense of innovation. George Curous, in his book, The Innovator's Mindset , states that innovation comes to fruition when we begin to ask ourselves "what is best for this learner" and begin to question why we do what we do. Coupled with this idea, I know that the use of technology to enhance instruction can be really powerful, only when we have a strong curriculum in place. I believe we are there, now it is time to look at next steps. Currently the school has a BYOD program at the middle and high school level, and has a 1:2 model for the use of iPads at the elementary level. However, in th