Teachers at Burlington High School are not teaching to the iPad, nor are they teaching apps. They are teaching skills and assessing student learning in a more dynamic way. Many classrooms are flipped; project-based learning and assessments are being integrated more prevalently; and students are engaged in relevant, purposeful learning experiences.
Blogger Silvia Tolisano wants teachers to be able to not only find and use apps, but have the curiosity and the knowledge to:
1. understand the value an app can bring to a learner (and being able to articulate the value)
2. recognize the connection from the app to curriculum content (and being able to demonstrate the depth of that connection)
3. recognize the possibilities the app can bring in order to amplify learning
4. understand the difference between using an app to automate and substitute a task versus informate and transform
5. evaluate apps for their transformative potential?