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Maryville Middle School
Maryville, TN
School Type: Public
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School Setting: Suburban
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Level: Middle
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School Design: Traditional
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Content Presented By:
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Edvantia
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Summary
The practice: Integration - School leaders must model the purposeful use of technology and ensure that teachers and students integrate technology into daily classroom practice.
- Technology used to answer specific "real world" questions and to present findings clearly, in a visually stimulating format
- Each student spends at least 50 minutes every other day in a computer lab
- Students average 55.9% above the national norm on the Value Added Assessment that measures reading, language arts, math, science, and social studies performance.
- Students work in teams and teachers act as coaches
- Interdisciplinary nature encourages cross-subject learning
Middle-schoolers at Maryville do more than learn technology skills. They use them! Technology is integrated throughout the STARS program. Using the problem-solving paradigm, students learn to focus topics, assign tasks, share accountability, collect information, and use software successfully. As they seek answers to "real world" questions, they develop skills using word processing, spreadsheets, databases, desktop publishing, and animation. Taking the project one step further, students prepare and present a multimedia presentation for parents and community members during an open house each spring. Teachers coach students throughout the process and provide direct instruction when needed. They, too, work in teams to support the interdisciplinary nature of the program. Students are encouraged to make natural connections across subjects.
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