Great initiative.
We at St. Gregory are enthusiastically experimenting with a pilot course
this year, semester-length, elective, and pass-fail, we are calling
Technology Innovation.
In the class, which can be taken 9th through 12th grade, one time or many,
our students choose a problem to address or a project to tackle, and then
spend the semester working in small teams designing and constructing the
project.
Some projects are new-tech, such as a android phone "apps," electronics for
dog bowls (water auto-refilling), robotics, and strobe flash photography;
other projects are old-tech: one group is constructing a human-sized
counterweight trebuchet <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet>for catapult
object hurling.
The class is off to a great start, but it is not without its challenges, and
I cannot yet say that it will certainly overcome its obstacles and be a
long-term success.
I've written more about the class
here<http://21k12blog.net/2010/09/08/21st-c-learning-at-st-gregs-examples-from-curriculum-night/#more-2067>,
if you are interested.
Good luck with your project!
Jonathan
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Lorri Carroll <lcarroll@hamdenhall.org>wrote:
> Hi All-
> We are looking to explore some new high school technology courses beyond
> the AP Computer Science, Intro to Information Technology, Digital
> Photography, and Video Production courses we currently offer. Can
> anyone share any feedback about courses offered at your school?
>
> Lorri Carroll
> Director of Technology
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