Now, we are beginning the Star step of the process, in which participants will review the thoughts submitted by themselves and others, and assign stars to the ones that best align with their own thinking.Thoughtexchange's software assures that all thoughts are reviewed, however not all thoughts are reviewed by all participants. Each participant will view a maximum of 27 thoughts per each of the three questions that were asked; these will appear 9 to a screen, and participants will have up to 7 stars per screen to assign to their favorite thoughts.   

Even if you didn't submit thoughts in the Share step, you are invited to participate in the Star step! The more input the better. Click here to read more.    

Special note for HSD staff: We have been experiencing some slowness with our Internet connection recently.  If you have difficulty accessing the Thoughtexchange website or if your session times out, please try using a computer/Internet connection outside of the District.  Thank you! 

On Wednesday, October 22, five members of the School Board joined staff to visit three of our schools and see how they're using technology in the classroom. The first stop was Hilhi, where the Board observed students in James Neville's IB History of the Americas 2 class and in Joe Painter's Algebra I class; the second was Free Orchards, where they visited Holly Haskell's ERC classroom and Kayla Dessert's 6th grade classroom; and the final was Evergreen Middle School, where they dropped in on Josiah Cotton's 7th grade Math class and Kevin Kottkey's 7th grade Science class. These teachers and many more are using technology to enable things like research, presentations, flipped classrooms, the creation of virtual museums, and much more to engage students and enhance their learning.

Board members Janeen Sollman and Glenn Miller talk to Hilhi IB History students about how access to iPads and an AppleTV is changing the experience in their classroom.