Westpoint adopte SMART Board

La première année scolaire d'usages étant passée, l'école bilingue, Lyonnaise Westpoint, a étendu l'utilisation des SMART Board en classe. Il est temps de jeter un oeil sur les premiers résultats d'apprentissages, l'impact sur les élèves et les apports pour les enseignants.

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“It’s more active because there’s constant interaction between the teacher and the students. They’ve got a closer connection,” she says. “Students have become more attentive in class as well as on task. They are participating more and becoming active learners because they ask more questions that we can easily find the answer to.”

A multimedia lesson, with no break in learning

“The seamless way teachers could augment lessons without breaking flow became evident during a history class”, a West Point teacher says. During the lesson about the Middle Ages, the students weren’t grasping the concept of how weapons could be made without machines. Instantly, the teacher was able to find and play a three-minute video on sword-making.

“The students were able to understand the concept that could have taken much longer without the SMART Board and would have remained abstract had we used a traditional method,” the teacher says. “The learning environment in class is positive as the SMART Board brings many subjects to life giving students a thirst to want to see and learn more.”

The school has agreed to continue installing SMART solutions in the years to come until each grade level is fully equipped. Teachers have removed all blackboards from their classrooms and have committed to teaching with SMART Board interactive displays and Lumio.

It has become unthinkable to teach without a SMART Board, says Catherine.