It was wonderful to meet Tim and Adam last week who showed us the wonderful technology of XO laptops and the Waveplace software.
Laptops, and accessibility to technology in general, are so important to really be successful in this new, fast-paced, global millennium. We look forward to incorporating this program into our after-school enrichment program for children aged 7-12.
This morning we had a wonderful meeting with our kindergarten trainers in how to support our community teachers with the ever constant challenges of teaching in camp-conditions. We did another round of brainstorming about what the "ideal" kinder class should be like: what does it look like? what are the children doing? what is the teacher doing? what are the trainers doing?
Learning opportunities that foster self-guided discovery and exploration are what we are after! Tiny steps toward constructivist, student-centered pedagogy!
Check out www.waveplace.org and www.laptop.org
To see Tim's blog about his visit with us, go to:
http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/001019.jsp
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