IN West Jefferson Hills Fall 2017 | Page 38

• Youth Development Activities – Students are given the opportunity to engage in hobbies outside of the classroom for the chance to find out what makes them excited to learn. TEACHING THE FUTURE Teachers are tasked every day with correcting spelling tests, entering grades, writing lesson plans, and now with integrating technology along the way. They would be doing their students a disservice if they choose to ignore the fact that technology has become woven into our daily lives, but they are taking cautious steps to ensure that they are using and teaching technology in a beneficial way. Doing so provides students with a fundamental approach to utilizing technology to increase productivity, access resources and to lay the groundwork for use in their future careers. Teachers continue to learn and grow through continuing education courses that allow them to integrate new methods for incorporating technology in the classroom to ultimately guide our students to a successful future. Providing students with access to technology in a structured setting provides them with the freedom to individually learn and discover solutions to real-world problems and prepare them for the future. Students have a paved path to achieve success with the help of cooperative, communal workspaces, online portals that encourage cross-collaboration, and support from their teachers, peers and parents. PERSONALIZED LEARNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL P