Welcome to the Best Practices in Technology home page for Mt. Juliet High School.  Here you will find outstanding examples of successful teaching-learning projects and strategies that show our classrooms are places of active learning where students are moving toward greater achievement and performance.  These examples recognize, disseminate, and promote exemplary and innovative practices using technology as a direct result of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund 2001 grant.  They represent  student-centered learning activities requiring higher-order thinking skills and are designed to respond to a variety of learning styles and skill levels to meet Tennessee Curriculum Standards.  A committee of school officials was formed to evaluate the lessons.  After determining the process used in selecting Best Practice examples, a rubric was established.

Designed in connection with more than 27 hours of on-site professional development training for each teacher, these lessons include the support of a local Technology Coach, wireless laptop computers, and other technology resources.  A significant amount of time was also spent by each teacher outside of their assigned training time working on their own and attending after-school professional development workshops.

In appreciation to the teachers above, it is our hope you will find these lessons helpful.   All files are listed in Acrobat Reader format (.pdf).  To view them, you will need to download Acrobat Reader from the following site:  http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html 

Best Practice Selection Committee

Ms. Pat Climer, Supervisor of Instruction
Mr. David Harrison, Supervisor of Instruction
Judy Monroe, Principal
Dr. Cathy Toombs, Assistant Principal
Diane Bennett, Technology Coach