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Educational Technology & Innovation
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Kindergarten Digital Creators
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Educational Technology
Donna Klein Jewish Academy creates an environment where students gain 21st Century skills through the infusion of technology across all areas of the educational environment. A robust curriculum, scaffolded and aligned to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards bridges the general, Judaic, and Hebrew studies by offering students the opportunities to collaborate, communicate, design, and construct knowledge with technology.
Educational Technology also includes supporting teaching and learning through the DKJA 1:1 device program. Our K-2 students develop digital fluency skills on Apple iPads, while our 3rd-5th grade students expand their learning on Dell 3100 touchscreen Chromebooks. 6th-12th grade students enjoy the DKJA student laptop program, selecting from a range of devices to enhance their learning. Each room on campus is equipped with portable interactive ClearTouch panels, enabling faculty and students to extend the classroom with mobile learning.
The hallmark of the DKJA Educational Technology program is how technology supports curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of all learners. As a Google Apps for Education School, students and faculty have access to the suite of workflow apps from any device with internet access. Each software and tool purchased aligns with content specific needs with the ultimate goal to make learning accessible.
Innovation
Donna Klein Jewish Academy is a leader in providing students an education rooted in tradition while achieving excellence. As part of this mission, the innovative initiatives from K-12 include developing a scope and sequence of computational, maker, and engineering skills for our students. As early as Kindergarten, students are exposed to the four steps of computational thinking: 1. Decomposition 2. Pattern recognition 3. Abstraction 4. Algorithmic design. Through a variety of plugged and unplugged activities, students learn to build persistence, debug, fail, and problem solve independently as a community of learners. Our Innovation program is designed to expose students to a variety of experiences embedded in their general, Judaics, Hebrew, and Educational Technology classes. Whether our DKJA students all experience our Maker Space, Robotics Lab, or Engineering Lab, they graduate with the skills to be 21st century analytic thinkers, problem solvers, and communicators.
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High School Innovators
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