Jonathan+List

My Name is Jonathan S. List, and this is my first year teaching AVID at Edgecombe Early College High School.

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Interesting facts about me: Prior to 4 months ago, I had never heard of A.V.I.D. or Edgecombe county. I had never dreamed that I would be able to work in a classroom with students who all have laptops. It's been a great experience and I've experienced the "wicked problem" first hand. It's not a problem inherent in the students interactions with the computers, more typically problems with the computers themselves.

I have gotten to use the laptops for a variety of projects, and the students have reacted very favorably to using technology in the classroom. I've given them the opportunity to interact with a mock online course (to ease them into the concept). I've given them collaborative projects, and I'm planning to give them an opportunity to interact with a MUVE.

Goals for 1:1 session: - increase my ability to integrate computers as a method of increasing reading comprehension. - learn new technologies, or how to utilize old technologies in a new manner.

Hi! I work at Greene Central High School, located in Snow Hill, NC. Our school is a laptop for every student school, too. However, each student does not get a laptop, so that presents a problem as far as independent work. On the bright side, having technology at their fingertips, builds confidence among my students. What is A.V.I.D.? I have heard of it, but am unsure of the details. Hope you enjoy the conference! -Mary Gregory, Greene Central High School

AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. Really, it's a course designed to give students from a poor or underprivileged background a chance to succeed. It's pretty cool, you can find out more at www.avidonline.org

That sounds wonderful. The Freshman Seminar classes I teach are geared towards students with low-level reading comprehension skills. It is definitely interesting, and what you are doing with AVID is admirable. -Mary

Wow... What did I learn during the breakout session? I learn that technology moves quickly. Very quickly. When I first saw Google earth a year ago it had perhaps half the features it's got now. If an idea is developed for a lesson, one can easily integrate it with the option of allowing the students to teach the teachers.

This is a whole new paradigm of technology integration. Allowing students to act in the academic playground in a meaningful way is a really good thing.