Last night was a smashing success!!! The Valley of Kent was ALIVE with Technology and Student Driven Academic Success last night as over 60 teachers, each with 2 to 15 students, in coordination with 30 local business displayed "technology in the classroom" and "technology based jobs". The crowds filled the new ShoWare center for nearly 4 hours.
With attendance in the thousands, it was an amazing and wonderful event with a beautiful focus on our students and our futures leaders' outstanding skills and technologically creations. Students from K to 12 were on hand showing off their incredible talents and advanced skills in the field of technology.
Mill Creek was well represented with over 15 of the 60 educator displays. From Ms. Hunt's digital portfolios and digital memories and Ms. V's recycling Green Team efforts to Ms. Clarke's World Civilizations, Ms. Love's Languages Arts, and Ms. Yemothy's Tech Integration in the Science Classroom, students were spotlighted and the center of attention for the all community to see. KTA's students were also there in force showcasing their skills too. Ms. Piehl's 3d skate park models were one of the hot spots to check out while Ms. Roach's geometry students provided attendees with a glimpse into the 1:1 classroom with mock classes for adults to try. Additionally, Mill Creek's nationally recognized for excellence yearbook editor team was on hand displaying their awarding winning 2008-09 yearbook and providing visitors with a sneak peak of the 2009-10 Tech 5 Laptop Yearbook.
While the world is dealing with all the trials and tribulations of current events, Kent was shinning bright last night with incredible student drive technologically advanced academic success for all the world to see. Amazing is an understand statement!
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Well congratulations to you all for a job well done. To have such a large turn out is wonderful. To have local business assist and be involved with the school is a feather in your cap. Good Job.
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ReplyDeleteI know this type of event can be an exciting opportunity for both teachers and student to proudly show their products and their talent. My district has done this yearly and it is always a great opportunity for the community to get together to see the technology that is being used in the classroom. It is also an opportunity for other educators to see what their peers are doing in their classrooms and get ideas that they can also implement in their classrooms. Often teachers talk about the way they are creating projects differently and new ideas emerge from this type of showcases. My experiences with technology showcases have been positive. The parents are usually blown away by the amazing things their students can create using different technologies. I’m glad your district is doing this wonderful thing.
Yolanda