TK Digital Learning

Transitional Kindergarten students are introduced to digital learning as an integrated part of the school day. While many TK students arrive having already experienced technology as a toy at home, most have not experienced its potential as a powerful learning tool, and they need to be explicitly taught how to use technology actively rather than passively, as creators rather than consumers. Digital learning integration can help students create, think critically, communicate, collaborate, and have ownership over their own learning. It is intended as a set of tools and mindsets, integrated into all content areas, that support students’ learning journeys, learner identities, and that enable their families to participate in their classroom learning. 

When used strategically, technology can

• Engage students in deeper learning
• Empower students through agency, voice, identity and choice
• Enable students to access content in rich, multimodal ways
• Close access, achievement, and opportunity gaps

Our children are growing up in a world that increasingly relies on technology. Transitional kindergarteners have the opportunity to develop foundational skills that will enable them to navigate technology successfully and incorporate it as a balanced part of their lives.  

These are the priority standards we focus on in TK

1. How are students' developmental needs, communities, and experiences being reflected and honored, or how could they be?
2. What opportunities do you see for developing equitable access & demand, inquiry, collaboration, and assessment for learning?
3. What are the implications for your own practice? What strengths can you build upon? What will you do first?