DCIU Highlights Ridley Middle schools STEM Program to celebrate American education week!
We are all aware of the growing significance of STEM education across all educational levels. STEM provides practical experiences that develop critical thinking and problem-solving while stimulating creativity and solutions to everyday issues. Students at Ridley Middle School are taking part in a comprehensive, multifaceted STEM learning experience that is setting them on an exciting path into the field of STEM.
Ms. McMaster's sixth-grade Individualized Education (IE) curriculum provides a customized method of instruction. Students use iPads and personalized programs for forty minutes each day to improve their reading and math abilities.
The Special Education IE program is designed specifically to improve education within Special Education, but it has the same general framework as the other IE programs. Ms. Alvanitakis is well known for her proficiency in using technology to improve education for students. She has introduced a cutting-edge online banking system for motivation and enrichment in her classroom.
The goal of the 7th Grade Career Technology program is to assist students identify their best learning styles and expose them to various career choices. With the use of Mindprint software, which Mrs. Bermel uses, students can take quizzes to determine their individual learning preferences. Mrs. Bermel helps them implement these styles effectively by using these findings.
Ms. Malseed does a fantastic job of incorporating technology into her math lesson for seventh graders. The Big Ideas Math approach is used in the fully online math education. Ms. Malseed can import content through her Canvas Learning Management System which is easily accessible on the students iPads.
Focusing on robotics, the school's 7th-grade Innovation Center uses Lego robotics kits that students program with iPads. Students in this class build robots and program them to perform predetermined tasks. This method creates an interesting and experiential learning environment by allowing students to use the mathematical and scientific principles they learn in Mr. Bakey's class, as well as exploring the next frontier.
Lastly, 8th-grade Students now have the opportunity to explore engineering design in the Innovation Center Class. A wide range of cutting-edge equipment is given to the students, such as 3D printers, VR and AR headsets. Students in Mr. Decker's class can turn their ideas into real things by learning how to use these gadgets. The ultimate goal of this course is readying these students for interactions with the cutting-edge instruments influencing the future.