Academic UPDATE Greetings!


There are a number of technology-based academic ini- tiatives under way with the start of the 2014–15 school year. As many are aware, for the past 12 school years Bergen Catholic has engaged in a one-to-one laptop pro- gram. However, as educational devices and technologies continue to advance, the school regularly reviews how the new advances might positively impact the learning and teaching at Bergen Catholic. As a result, Bergen Catholic has made the decision to transition from a one- to-one laptop program to a two-to-one model with the use of Apple devices. The current freshman class (Class of 2018) will use a combination of an iPad Mini with a MacBook Air for their academic work. The iPad will be used for content delivery and the MacBook Air for con- tent creation. Each successive incoming freshman class will also utilize two Apple products (iPad and MacBook Air) per student, with the goal of having every student in the school engaged in this model with the start of the 2017–18 school year. To assist faculty with the transition to Apple products, during the 2013–14 school year, each teacher received an iPad for instructional use along with their Lenovo laptops. To further the transition to Apple products, during the fall of 2013, the school installed Apple TVs in every classroom so teachers could mirror what was on their iPads to the projectors in each room. Prior to the start of the 2014–15 school year, the ceiling- mounted projectors found in every classroom were re- moved,- and 70-inch Sony flat-screen televisions were in- stalled in their place to interact with the Apple TVs. Additionally, the school has invested in the use of Lan- School Applications to assist with instructional strategies and student engagement. LanSchool provides applica- tions that enable teachers to monitor student devices in class settings, push and pull documents, and assist with online assessments. The last of our technology-based initiatives is the use of e/online textbooks. In an effort to move away from physical textbooks, during the 2014–15 school year, the freshman class will have all of its text- books in e/online form. The plan is to have all four grade levels utilize only e/online textbooks and resources


It is an exciting time at Bergen Catholic as our scholastic program continues to evolve.


by the start of the 2015–16 school year. It is an exciting time at Bergen Catholic as our scholastic program con- tinues to evolve.


Sincerely,


Timothy J. McElhinney Principal


FALL/WINTER 2014


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