San Angelo Independent School District’s Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Jana Rueter, recently unveiled a digital learning environment plan to distribute iPads to every teacher and student in the district.
The inclusion of innovative technologies within everyday learning practices is "designed to correlate with the district’s goal to provide students with relevant and inspiring education, which produces future-ready graduates in a digital generation," according to a SAISD press release.
SAISD is planning a phased approach to device distribution to students and teachers in order to "provide thoughtful training and practices in each phase."
The first phase of the district program will begin with putting iPads into the hands of high school teachers at the end of July 2021, which will help familiarize them with the devices and education tech platforms, which will later be used by students.
The second phase will include distribution to middle school and elementary teachers and students.
“Distributing iPads to our students and staff allows SAISD an opportunity to provide a digital learning tool to access instructional resources which inspires our students to become future-ready in the digital environment,” Dr. Jana Rueter said in the release. “These iPads will provide our students quality and dependable access to our teachers and instruction through our Learning Management Systems and digital resources.”
