This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think." -Margaret Mead
In a society that relies so heavily on the use of technology, it is essential to use technology to help my students become digitally literate. Teaching problem solving skills through technology is one way to do this!
I am so lucky to have a class of children who are hungry for knowledge.
Every day, they want to learn about how things work in the world around them, and they work together to persevere at solving problems.
I currently have a class of 20 first graders, many of whom speak English as a second language. They come from a variety of different homes and family backgrounds, and they are really a great mixture of students. I teach at a magnet school in my district, which has grown exponentially over the last few years. One thing I have learned is that what works for one class, definitely may not work for the next. I try to think of each group as a new set of minds to work with.
My students are cooperative, respectful, and all around nice children - but they need a little assistance with their oral language, which I know these tools will help me provide!
My Project
I am requesting OSMO gaming systems with the game pieces included, so my students can develop teamwork and problem solving skills, while also working on their math and reading skills.
OSMO gaming systems are unique because they are able to hook up to an iPad and turn the iPad into a paper and pencil tool, which interacts with the technology. I see using these OSMO systems as a center activity, where the children will work with Tangrams to build on their math reasoning skills, use the Numbers app to work on their number sense, and use the Words app to complete word work exercises where they have to manipulate actual letters, shapes, and numbers in order to change the on-screen information. I know the students will be fully engaged, and the addition of these tools will promote oral language and peer-to-peer conversations, which will greatly benefit my students.
My students are really hard workers who need a little push in the area of oral language and academic conversational skills.
I know that adding these tools to my classroom will create opportunities for academic play and conversations, using innovative technology. Not only will these OSMO tools prepare my students to be digitally literate and develop problem solving skills, but they will promote learning how to think, and not what to think!
More than half of 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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