Digital Learning Team
The Digital Learning Team is a group of secondary teachers from across the community. Teachers span the entire curriculum and every secondary school in the district. The Digital Learning Team explores how technology impacts education and develops new lessons and practices to meet the needs of the 21st Century Learner. The work of the Digital Learning Team reaches every student in the district.
District Professional Development
The Media and Technology staff worked hard at delivering valuable and focused professional development at the district level. Teachers from across the district learned about media literacy, digital research, promoting 21st century skills and educational models for lesson planning and decision making. Teachers and staff also learned practical computer skills to make their lives a little easier.
New Faculty Training
New faculty arrive at Asheville High and SILSA every year. A large effort goes into getting everyone on the same page. From how to use email and google docs to the digital grade books and attendance, there is a steep learning curve when new teachers arrive. The media and technology staff worked closely with faculty to make sure that they can efficiently do their jobs.
Curating Resources
Peer-reviewed articles for your classes. Lesson plan ideas. Graduation project topic resources. An expanded AHS-SILSA EBooks selection based on curriculum needs. The Media and Technology staff connect the dots between curriculum, learning styles and abilities, and print/multi-media/web resources that meet the needs of students and teachers. We use our knowledge of the curriculum, project-based learning, student and teacher input, school demographics, reviews, and collection development principles to curate the most useful resources for AHS and SILSA.
First Friday
First Friday is a series of professional developments that happen on Asheville High School's campus on the "first Friday" of every month. The purpose of "First Friday" is to provide relevant and up to date training to our staff on a variety of technology and media related topics. This year training was provided on a range of topics that help students and teachers with skills that encourage creativity, collaboration and communication.