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Top-performing urban school district in Florida
Palm Beach County SchoolsProviding Digital Curriculum and
Support with Blender
Top-performing urban school district in Florida
Digital Course Companion for Teachers
A web-based organizer designed to be a “course specific one-stop shop” of instructional references and digital resources
A truly collaborative effort of Educational
Technology, Elementary & Secondary Education,
Career Ed, Multicultural Education, Exceptional
Student Education, Library Media Services,
Instructional Materials and Information Technology
Top-performing urban school district in Florida
• Support EVERY SDPBC TEACHER• Place high quality digital resources at the teachers
fingertips• Provide guidance and suggested best practices • Promote learning gains through digitally enriched
classroom instruction • Save Instructional Materials budget
WHY
Top-performing urban school district in Florida
Equitable and easy access
During our first year of implementation between Aug – February of this school year:
550,000 logins of 9619 unique users who loaded 950,000 course pages and 725,000 lessons
Top-performing urban school district in Florida
Our users can expect
At every possible level:
Content Area Course Unit Lesson
• Digitally Enriched Content
• Instructional Guidance & Support
• Opportunity to provide feedback
Top-performing urban school district in Florida
And, increasingly, direct access to key performance data for their own classes
Top-performing urban school district in Florida
Supporting the Entire Instructional Cycle
In SDPBC we are working to support and coach all of our teachers to effectively establish objectives, plan, instruct, reflect and adjust to meet the individual needs of every student.
Blender is integral to that goal
Program and Technical QuestionsGary Weidenhamer
Director Educational Technology
School District of Palm Beach County
561- 434-8499