ADE Institute 2014

This years institute was held in La Jolla California. What a beautiful part of the USA.  This was my first visit to southern California.  The Apple team and advisory board put on an amazing institute.  Being an avid lover of all things in the outdoors and a Science/PE teacher this was a perfect fit for me!  We were able to spend three days with people from all over the world exploring in the outdoors and learning about preservation and conservation. These two things are very important to me personally with my agricultural up brining and to the students I teach who are growing up in an agricultural community.

School is underway and as we go through the school year I know I will be reflecting back on my experiences at this summers institute remembering what it felt like to take on the role of a student. I will be implementing some best  practices I learned this summer into my science classes as we study ecology in our life science unit.  I plan to incorporate lots of documenting with picture and video on iOS devices and brining that back to the classroom to integrate very closely with our curriculum.  Bringing video, photography and writing all together to teach scientific topics will engage students and reinforce learning at a high level.

A huge Thank You to Maxx Judd and the Apple team for an awesome experience!