Sherita Neal's Profile

Technology supports our
efforts to appeal to different learning styles. With a variety of learning
tools, students can understand their experiences through verbal, written,
spatial, quantitative, and/or graphical means. As a result, many more students
become engaged in the learning process.

Technology supports our
multidisciplinary approach to learning. Integrating different disciplines helps
students combine their mathematical, logical, scientific, linguistic, artistic,
and social knowledge to make their lives and interactions with the world
clearer.

Technology is integral to
modern science. Modeling the research techniques of biologists, engineers, and
other professionals, helps students use technology to measure, document,
interpret, obtain, and manage data.

Technology aids our
efforts in supporting teachers. Regardless of their disciplines, few teachers
currently receive training in the use of technology. Technology allows us not
only to demonstrate teaching strategies, but also to deliver training, which
provides teachers with the skills and confidence to become leaders in their
classrooms and schools.

Technology gives us a way
to connect with each other and extend the learning experience. Interactive web
elements and participation in video conferencing provide students
with experiences before their visits to IslandWood, and allows them to continue
projects after their stay at our campus.