Mission Statement:

To use technology as an aide to learning in the content areas and in the process to increase the learner's skill in their use of technology.

Goals:

Grand Rapids Public Schools Technology Plan

Grand Rapids Christian Schools Technology Plan

METS (Michigan Educational Technology Standards)

Program Description

The Grand Rapids Puplic Schools Shared Time Program

This program, in a nutshell, provides various services (computer, Art, P.E., Language {Spanish}) to students in private or parachial school settings. This concept dates back to the 1970's, was challenged in court and terminated in 1985, but overruled and reestablished in 1998.

My perspective:

As much as possible, I try and integrate the use of technology with student work in the content areas. I work with the regular classroom teachers on content area projects whenever feasible. (flow chart of issues involved with integration)

I try integrate general computer usage and put a rather heavy emphasis on keyboarding skills. Such things as general computer skills (opening files, saving files, using the operating system) to more specific skills in word processing, spreadsheet, internet usage, and numerous software titles.

Please feel free to browse through the "Lab Links" page to see what sort of site we utilize. Ask your student what we've been up to as well!

email: jvandyke-at-mac.com (replace the -at- with @, in an effort to avoid spiders scrunging for email addresses, I avoid putting in the actual address)

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns or suggestions:

at St. Isidore (Tuesday mornings, Fridays: 454-1236 ext: 40)

at Creston Christian (Mondays, Tuesday afternoons, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 574-6531)

Jeff Van Dyke

Grand Rapids Public Schools

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