Summary



Students today can no longer graduate from high school or college with just the knowledge of the core content areas they need more to succeed. In conjunction with the context of core knowledge, students are required to learn the essential skills for success in today’s world such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration. During our technology day students are exposed to SmartBoards, podcasts, blogs, computer programs such as Inspiration and Microsoft Word, graphing websites, and calculators. All of these pieces of technology help students achieve 21st century skills. The projects for Health, Foreign Languages, Social Studies, and Language Arts will all reinforce the critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. The math project reinforces critical thinking and problem solving skills. If a teacher starts to think outside of the box and begins to use technology within their classroom they will begin to reinforce the 21st century skills that the students need to succeed.