Rethinking Learning and Reigniting Joy, LEGO Education and Redlands Unified School District |
Listen and learn : Ed talk
Olivia Davison Dr. Jenny Nash Carly Sapp
Hosted by LEGO Education. Join us as we hear from Redlands Unified School District on how they have successfully adopted the LEGO Learning System in order to reimagine the way children learn computer science, starting as early as kindergarten.
Audience: | Curriculum/district specialists, Principals/head teachers, Teachers |
Skill level: | Beginner |
Attendee devices: | Devices useful |
Attendee device specification: | Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows |
Topic: | Computer science & computational thinking |
Grade level: | PK-12 |
Subject area: | Computer science, STEM/STEAM |
Additional detail: | Spotlight on Solutions presentation |
LEGO® Education is on a mission to reignite the joy in learning through hands-on playful experiences that make lessons meaningful, motivating and engaging. Join us for a conversation with Redlands Unified School District about the power of learning through play.
- Kickoff with Dr. Jenny Nash
- Exciting video featuring Redlands Unified School District
- Olivia Davison and Carly Sapp from Redlands Unified School District will join Dr. Jenny to talk about the impact of purposeful play in their district on computer science teaching
https://learningthroughplay.com/
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Olivia Davison is an Elementary Innovation Teacher on Assignment and part of the Instructional Technology Department at Redlands Unified School District. In her roles as an innovation teacher, Olivia focuses on emerging educational technologies such as augmented and virtual reality, coding, and robotics, preparing elementary age students for future aspirations of attending college and/or pursuing a career. Olivia has been working on implementing LEGO Education to Redlands Unified elementary school sites since 2019. Prior to her role as an Innovation TOA, she was an elementary classroom teacher and has earned her Master's Degree in Educational Technology.
Carly Sapp has been an elementary teacher for Redlands Unified School District for 15 years teaching grades 2 through 5. During her tenure she has worked hard to implement different types of technology including LEGO, coding and robotics, and other hands-on learning. Recently she accepted the role of Elementary Innovation Teacher with Redlands to help support teachers and students as they incorporate LEGO and other technologies in the classroom. She has seen how anyone can use technology when given the chance and she cannot wait to share her knowledge.
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