Apple Cohort: Engaging Primary Learners with iPad

This year in New Brunswick Public Schools, we have established an Apple Cohort to work together in exploring how technology resources can be used to personalize student learning.

NPBS Apple Cohort members at our March 14th PD

Our cohort consists of building and district administrators as well as classroom teachers and media specialists. As a cohort, we are invited to participate in regional Apple Cohort events, learning along with Apple Distinguished Educators and executives from Apple Education.

On March 14th, we hosted one of the Apple Cohort events here in New Brunswick.

OUR FOCUS
This year, our focus has been on our early learners, students in grades K-2. In November, we attended a Cohort event in West Windsor Plainsboro and the topic was on supporting students in math. Among other things, we looked at how students can use the photo and drawing tools to reflect and summarize and synthesize information they are working on. 

Support from the Apple Education team
makes this important work possible!

On March 14th, our focus was on personalizing student learning in any subject area. We looked at the app, Seesaw, as a vehicle for flipping instruction.

We looked at creating recorded read alouds in Pages for students to follow along with at their own pace.  Finally, we explored Clips as a resource for students to capture image and videos and easily produce their own video projects. 

WHAT'S NEXT

We will continue to explore ways that our early learners can use the iPads to create meaning out of what they are learning and curate artifacts to document their growth and progress.

HOW TO JOIN THE COHORT
If you are interested in joining our Apple Cohort in New Brunswick, please email me and I will get you all of the information you need!

Melissa Morris Inoa,
Supervisor of Instructional Technology