Key Characteristic 3: Engagement of Learning

STANDARD # 23

Professional staff members integrate digital resources that deepen and advance learners’ engagement with instruction and stimulate their curiosity.

Elements

Professional staff members select and integrate digital resources that add value to the learning process and encourage learners’ active engagement in the learning process.
Digital resources support learners’ pursuit of interests and deepen or extend curriculum topics to stimulate learners’ curiosity.

Evidence

Evidence 1: Digital learning requirements (https://www.mntamilschool.org/student-handbook/) mandates that the intermediate level students taking in-person classes are required to bring in their own devices for learning during the classes and to do the class assignments. Preparing the students for standardized language assessments for bilingual seal require fluency in Tamil typing. 6 years of continued practice through the intermediate level classrooms is required for attaining the writing proficiency on the devices. Also, intuitive assignments like pop-quiz and grammar exercises on the digital devices improves students’ engagement.

Evidence 2: Homework sections (https://www.mntamilschool.org/teachers-handbook/ and https://www.mntamilschool.org/student-handbook/ ) details Online only assignments where entire weekly homework assignments on all 4 LSRW skills and for all syllabus levels are fully being submitted digitally. This saves time for each teacher just check the completion of interpretive Reading/Listening skills and spend more time on Speaking/Writing skills, which require individual attention.

Evidence 3: MNTS syllabus overview (https://www.mntamilschool.org/esa-process-models/) describes various ESA Offerings. Our entire paperless digital syllabus, homework assignments and end of semester assessments enable us to manage the virtual classrooms fully and effectively on the digital only mode which is crucial for the virtual model.

Evidence 4: The “LMS Teachers Manual” (https://www.mntamilschool.org/teachers-manual/) and “Education Apps” (https://www.mntamilschool.org/education-apps/) sections describes how effectively the wealth of technology tools and resources are integrated into learning process.