If you are a parent of a Big Walnut student, you may have heard about our BWLS 2020 vision. In short, our goal as a district is to transform education by providing each child a personalized education. We want to get away from the idea of school being a place where teachers are simply providers of information to a model in which they are assisting each student in reaching his or her maximum potential.
One of the questions I have heard is, "Wow, that sounds great, but why are we waiting until 2020 to do this?" That is a great question and here is my answer. We are not waiting, but that is our deadline. Many of the things I see happening in our classrooms at BWI have shown me this shift is happening. We are not there yet, and it will take some time. Time to get more technology, time to provide our teachers with more resources and training, and time to completely transition to this shift. This model is not built entirely on technology. Technology in the classroom has been a great tool, but is simply that, a tool. It will not replace the teacher. Your child will not be sitting in front of a Chromebook for seven hours each day. That is not my definition of personalization.
This goal fits well with our district's mission of inspiring and guiding each student to his or her maximum potential. We also feel it aligns with BWI's mantra of making sure kids are learning AND having fun.
The video below was created by Jen Wilson, our Coordinator of Instruction and Innovation. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Ryan McLane
Principal
BWI
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