The Amazing Future Of E.D. White Education
David C. Boudreaux and Michelle Chiasson, E. D. White principal, with three 9th grade students: Cody LeBouef, Andre Broussard, and John Hue; discussed the iPad program for the 2012-2013 school year.
In the 21st century, understanding and using technology will be an integral part of virtually every aspect of daily life. It is our school’s responsibility to prepare students for this future. Our holistic approach to education is based on the belief that a young person learns from his or her whole experience.
The classroom is the primary place where this preparation will occur; therefore, every classroom must be equipped with diverse technologies to support teaching and learning. Every teacher must be knowledgeable and skilled in the use of these technologies in daily instruction. When integrated into instruction, technology will support new strategies for teaching and learning by addressing diverse learning styles, accommodating individual learning rates, helping students accept responsibility for their learning, providing the means to communicate globally, and improving academic achievement. .
Why iPad?
In addition to the amazing educational apps that may be downloaded on the iPad, it has the ability to perform the following functions:
▪ Create, read, edit, and produce a full set of Microsoft Office compatible documents
▪ Create dramatic video presentations
▪ Perform wide-ranging internet-based research
▪ Utilize subject-specific apps to engage the students in the learning process
▪ Take class notes including PDF annotation
▪ Save and retrieve files through Cloud-based storage such as DropBox
▪ Create simple and complex graphic organizer
▪ Read e-books and textbooks
After years of research, four parent informational meetings, a parent survey, and discussion by the E. D. White Advisory Council, our school will implement an iPad program for the 2012-2013 school year. The iPad has the potential to greatly enhance the way teachers teach and the way students learn.
Students can take part in the school’s lease purchase plan through Apple or bring an iPad 2 from home. They are to be Wi-Fi only without 3G capability. All iPads will connect to the school’s network and internet filtering software.
Representative Dee Richard – Upcoming Session
March 6 Meeting;
Representative Dee Richard
Representative Richard talked about several House Bills related to education and retirement systems. Increase the retirement age for certain state employees to age 67 or the highest retirement age provided for by the federal Social Security Act. Increase the final average compensation for certain state employees to the highest 60 consecutive months.
Increase the employee contribution rate for certain members of LASERS and TRSL by 3%..
Allison Clark Prime Time Reading
March 6 Meeting
Speaker: Allison Clark
Prime Time Reading
Ms. Allison explained that the Lafourche Parish Public Library in Thibodaux has begun a six-week literacy program targeting at-risk families whose children, six to ten years old, are having difficulty learning to read.
The program PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME®, encourages families to read and discuss meaningful children’s books together and enables parents with limited literacy skills to create a home environment supportive of their children education. Each weekly session starts by serving a light meal and ending with a door prize.
She indicated, “I am seeking donations to help feed 50-60 people. Donations are needed for one or any date you are willing to donate.” Dates are March 14, March 21, March 28 and April 4.
Dr Tina Thomas, Biological Basis of Personality
February 28 Meeting
Speaker: Dr Tina Thomas,
Biological Basis of Personality
Dr Thomas explained that understanding personality from the “inside-out” can help us to: be more successful in business; improve our relationships; and create more Peace, Passion & Power in our lives. A simple definition of personality is “how a person thinks, feels, and behaves, consistently over time” and this appears to be related to the high, medium, and low set points of 3 main chemicals in the brain that regulate thinking, feeling and behavior.
Understanding the biological basis of personality helps us to understand ourselves more completely as well as those whom we deal with. Learning the 9 different “languages” of personality improves your ability to communicate and to create your dreams come true in a much more elegant way that you might be able to imagine!”
