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  • Youens Elementary School
  • Houston, TX
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Exercise grows brain cells! Unlike the traditional classroom setting, children need learning environments that are conducive to meeting more than their basic needs. Children need the ability to explore the world at their finger tips, using technology, but they also need to be able to move and be comfortable. When children have their comfort and safety need meet, they are more likely to see the classroom as a "fun" place for exploration as opposed to a boring setting. In a 21st century classroom, children need the opportunity to be able to move, have hands-on learning experiences, and the power of use technology as a creative resource. With the use of flexible setting, I have to goal of changing my classroom into such an environment. Allowing students to find a quiet spot on the floor to reflect on learning as opposed to being confined to a desk, is reflective of allowing them the opportunity to explore as opposed to just being taught. In addition, giving them tools such as bean bag letters to spell often misspelled sight words has been proven to be more engaging and successful, when assisting the the development of phonetic language. Primary school children are extremely creative. When given a tool such as an iPad with time and some added assistance the projects that my students have created are astonishing. However, it is difficult to project and share this projects without the correct adapter. With the addition of a VGA adapter into my classroom, I can take my students creativity from the iPad to the classroom "big screen" with just the click of a mouse. Imagine the smiles on their face as they present and share their work with others. These simply tools will help move my classroom and students from traditional to 21st Century learners.

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Exercise grows brain cells! Unlike the traditional classroom setting, children need learning environments that are conducive to meeting more than their basic needs. Children need the ability to explore the world at their finger tips, using technology, but they also need to be able to move and be comfortable. When children have their comfort and safety need meet, they are more likely to see the classroom as a "fun" place for exploration as opposed to a boring setting. In a 21st century classroom, children need the opportunity to be able to move, have hands-on learning experiences, and the power of use technology as a creative resource. With the use of flexible setting, I have to goal of changing my classroom into such an environment. Allowing students to find a quiet spot on the floor to reflect on learning as opposed to being confined to a desk, is reflective of allowing them the opportunity to explore as opposed to just being taught. In addition, giving them tools such as bean bag letters to spell often misspelled sight words has been proven to be more engaging and successful, when assisting the the development of phonetic language. Primary school children are extremely creative. When given a tool such as an iPad with time and some added assistance the projects that my students have created are astonishing. However, it is difficult to project and share this projects without the correct adapter. With the addition of a VGA adapter into my classroom, I can take my students creativity from the iPad to the classroom "big screen" with just the click of a mouse. Imagine the smiles on their face as they present and share their work with others. These simply tools will help move my classroom and students from traditional to 21st Century learners.

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