Scott County School District 2 is a digital learning leader!
SCSD2
is a transformational leader in 21st century learning. We are migrating
from text-driven instruction to digitally-enhanced instruction and
preparing our students to be productive, 21st century digital citizens.
To this end, SCSD2 supplies students with a variety of digital learning
opportunities during their K-12 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
Goals
SCSD2
is pursuing a "blended learning" program. We intend to capitalize on
digital opportunities while still providing the face-to-face relational
support between students, teachers, and parents. We believe in the magic
spark that can ignite when students and teachers discuss, explore, and
create together. We are not a virtual school district. We want students
to join us, in person, every day!
Our technology initiative is
guided by five principal outcomes. Students will have increased access
to technology for the purposes of
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increasing engagement,
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increasing individual learning opportunities,
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increasing 21st century skill development,
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decreasing the digital divide in the community, and
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increasing achievement.
Curriculum and Instruction
At
SCSD2, textbooks are not evil... they are just not enough. We want our
students to have daily access to relevant, accurate, and interactive
content that supports learner mastery of the New Indiana State Standards
and other curriculum standards. To this end, SCSD2 has recently engaged
in a curriculum review. Teachers have collaboratively reviewed and
organized our quarterly curriculum topics and learning targets. This
information can be found in Canvas and Pivot.
Classroom teachers have devoted extensive time to creating digital
learning activities, curating digital resources, and connecting
learners to material and to each other. SCSD2 uses Canvas as our primary learning management system for digital learning. All classroom teachers
have digital courses and use Canvas as their home for content,
assessments, enrichment, and social media activities.
Also
critical to the success of our instructional program is the use of
several cloud-based programs such as Google Docs, Evernote, and Canvas. Students in the district use a variety of paid subscription
programs (Renaissance Learning, IXL, Study Island, Gizmos Science) and
similar free programs to support learners. iPad users access a variety
of apps (myON, neuAnnotate) that are identified for deployment by
classroom teachers. Apple products such as Apple Classroom, Pages, Keynote, iMovie, and
GarageBand are also used extensively by our students and staff.
iPad devices and Macbook Air laptops are used by students in grades K-8. Students have individual iPads 24/7, and they share sets of
Macbook Airs at each grade levels. Students in grades 3-8 take their devices home daily; these
devices in grades K-2 go home at different times during the school
year. Scottsburg High School students each carry Macbook Air laptops 24/7.
To support their 21st century
learning, teachers are all assigned individual Macbook laptops. All
teachers also have iPad devices as teaching tools. All SCSD2 classrooms have
overhead LCD projectors, most have Apple TVs, and some use document cameras or SMART boards to bring digital learning opportunities to students. For deployment details and funding details see the FAQs.
Professional Development
Instructional
transformation does not occur simply by handing a teacher a mobile
device. The goal of professional development at SCSD2 is to support
teachers as 21st century learners and to increase teacher effectiveness
and student learning by maximizing digital learning opportunities. Specific
details about the broadly based staff development program can be found in the FAQ document.
Results
SCSD2 is tracking achievement, attendance,
and engagement measures in regard to our digital program.