TECHNOLOGY
books for creative writing and research, and animated programming stories.
Overview Technology at First Program supports and enhances the way that all subjects are taught and learned. Working with educational technologists from the school’s New Lab for Teaching and Learning, teachers provide students with an array of digital tools. These tools are integrated into assignments in a differentiated, interdisciplinary, and constructivist way throughout the curriculum to facilitate scholarship and intellectual inquiry. Using iPads, laptops, and interactive smartboards, students document their thinking processes, problem-solving, express themselves in multiple ways, collaborate with their peers, and work independently to master concepts. Examples of technology use include Zooming with experts and cultural institutions worldwide, photographing and annotating objects and museum artifacts on field trips, composing musical scores in the style of various musical genres, creating interactive digital
At its core, technology use at First Program is a collaborative endeavor. The First Program integrates technology at each grade level across different subject areas. The curriculum drives the technology, not the other way around, making our technology-rich environment purposeful and creative. Dalton’s First Program invites families to partner in their child’s learning. We support and encourage families to engage in discussions, practices, and strategies to develop balanced uses of digital media that align with their family’s values. The New Lab offers an array of resources and the “Digital Dish” workshop series to support ongoing family dialogue about technology use habits and boundary setting. In addition, teachers and educational technologists introduce students in all grades to the importance of becoming responsible digital citizens. The goals
TheDaltonSchool – First Program Curriculum Guide – Page 30