I’ve had to slow down because I get so excited about all you can do
To help every teacher become comfortable with new technology, the Apple Education team provides a series of workshops designed specifically for educators. We start by helping them integrate iPad, Mac, and Apple TV into their curriculum and lessons, then show them how to create original and engaging books, presentations, and other learning materials.
“Apple made sure not to overwhelm us,” says Kirt Gordon, a third-grade teacher at Salida del Sol Elementary School in Yuma, Arizona. “We could approach each session in small segments, enabling those of us who were further along to advance on our own.”
Inspired by his professional learning workshops and the agricultural community that surrounds the school, Gordon teaches a lesson about the Archimedes screw, an irrigation device invented in ancient Greece. Using animated simulations in apps, the lesson enables students to rotate iPad for a 3D look at how the machine works so they can create models of their own.
In 2017, Gordon became part of the Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE) program, which celebrates pioneers of classroom technology. He is one of 13 ConnectED teachers to join the global ADE community.
