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Year: 1998 – Province: Ontario
Certificate of Achievement Recipients
Rodney Rychliski
School: Driftwood Park Public School
Principal: Karen Burkett
School Website: www.wrdsb.edu.on.ca
Grades/Subjects Taught: Elementary, all subjects
Teaching Approach:
- Make computers, video cameras and digital cameras everyday tools for students in the classroom.
- Create a flexible learning environment and use an integrated curriculum and multimedia authoring to make learning active and interactive.
- Ensure that each student develops appropriate concepts, skills and attitudes to use the computer as an instructional and creative tool.
Outstanding Achievements:
Successfully integrated technology into classroom, using off-the-shelf software to create exciting learning opportunities for young students:
- Students in several grades work on various aspects of same project to suit skills.
- For example, Grade 1 students research an insect and design the layout of an electronic report, including the text and a drawing.
- Grade 4 students connect all the stacks, make a title card complete with animation and a menu card.
Multimedia presentation on Olympic skaters created by two Grade 5 students won International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) award. Includes original artwork, text, actor-based animation, claymation, virtual objects and Internet links.
Received ECOO (Educational Computer Organization of Ontario) award for integrating computers into the classroom, a 1998 TV Ontario Award of Merit for innovative teaching methods and a 1998 ISTE award.
Rave Reviews:
"I have never met two teachers who are more dedicated to ensuring their students can express themselves through multimedia authoring." School board official
"Through the years we have learned a lot, and along the way had tons of fun. There is no doubt in our minds when it comes to who our favourite teachers are." Former students