Our whole district is pushing technology. We know that's the wave of the future. In terms of academics, the learning styles program has been a good avenue for us to reach all of our kids. We have discovered that when we have had so much flexibility with our budget, we can buy a variety of materials, but we need to focus on how to teach, not what we use to teach. Therefore, we adopted a focus on learning styles.
Teachers use a variety of approaches.
A lot of them use cooperative learning strategies. I believe in whole language and cooperative learning. I profess them and find research that supports them, and I share the research with the staff. To promote good instructional practices, I have teachers go visit other teachers who are very successful. Teaching strategies that involve students with language are very important for our students.