Technology & Learning Innovation

Earning the Common Sense School badge is a symbol of FDR's dedication to helping students think critically and use technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate. 

Renewal after the pandemic, is in process. 

• LEARN by providing professional learning opportunities to educators.
• DO by implementing school-wide digital citizenship through student instruction and family outreach.
• REFLECT on how becoming a Common Sense School has had an impact on your school community.

At Colegio Roosevelt, we are all Digital Citizenship Mentors ready to seize those “teachable moments” to guide our students into becoming responsible digital citizens and to keep clean and healthy digital footprints.

Through innovative instructional practices we promote future-ready learning with the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) Standards.

What are the ISTE standards for Students?

Colegio Roosevelt has followed the ISTE organization since the beginning of the our computing and technology explorations back in the early 1980s. Today, several of our faculty members are ISTE Certified Educators. Likewise, the ISTE Standards for Students are infused into the Elementary curriculum and are part also of our Middle and High School Design curriculum.

The Makerspaces at Colegio Roosevelt have become hot spots for students to pursue their passion for learning and develop STEM skills. They are regularly visited by students, faculty, and staff to find solutions to daily problems or to explore a creative project and turn it into a reality. Our students develop the 4 C’s at these spaces: collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking, among many other designing and prototyping skills. 

Our EC/ES maker space is a low-tech space where students learn using legos, robots, large tools, cardboard and recycled materials, electric circuits, and more. 

Our MS/HS maker space is an MIT-certified Fabrication Lab housing 3D printers, a large-scale laser cutter, a vinyl cutter, drones, robots, and many more tools and machines. The FabLab is also the home of the Technology Student Association (TSA) Honor Society.

The Technology Student Association is an honor society dedicated to bringing together high school students who pursue interests or are skilled in various areas of technology. This organization fosters personal growth, leadership, scholarship, service, and character.
 

The TSA at FDR provides learning opportunities in innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Members can apply and integrate these concepts through extracurricular activities, competitions, and related programs.

FDR Transformers are educators who are willing to test new tools, strategies, and technologies and are excited to grow their skills as innovative leaders to make a positive impact on learning. Transformers get access to cutting-edge technology and access to specialized training and coaching. Last year’s Transformers tested new interactive TV models, and explored robots, Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, Google tools, green screen moviemaking, and many more technologies in the Makerspaces and in their classrooms. Next year, there will be a big focus on exploring artificial intelligence to increase students’ and teachers’ productivity.

Twice a semester, the Technology and Learning Innovation Coaches present sessions on current technology topics of interest to parents and relevant to their parental responsibilities. Sessions in the past have included topics such as ChatGPT, Digital Citizenship at home, TikTok, gaming, and also some hands-on sessions in the Makerspaces, which have been favorites for parents.