Today was one of those incredible days that remind you why you became an educator.  You see, today was Digital Learning Day.  For many districts, this is a one-day (take your best shot at doing something outside your comfort zone) foray into the world of digital learning.  

As I visited classrooms across Blossom Valley with Dr. Miyashiro and School Board member Karen Clark-Mejia, I was blown away by what we were seeing. We watched students from Kindergarten to 5th grade using PowToons and Google Slides to share how they would solve real world problems. One enterprising 2nd grader decided that wasn’t enough of a challenge, and instead wrote code (using Scratch) to create his animated presentation. Students all over campus were working on projects in science, math, and language arts using Google Classroom, trying their hand at programming on Code.org, learning to read with Headsprout, and gaining a deeper understanding of math concepts with the help of Jiji, the STMath penguin…and that’s when it hit me.  This isn’t a one-day, one-time, show…This is what we do every day!  

Yes…today was an amazing, ordinary, every-day kind of day.  The kind that makes me proud to be part of the dedicated instructional team at Blossom Valley, and prouder still to be a part of the larger Cajon Valley family.

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Kirk Hoeben, Principal

Blossom Valley Elementary School

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