Classroom Close-up NJ, an Emmy award winning TV magazine program focusing on innovative projects in New Jersey public schools, selected the Westfield Public Schools to showcase digital learning. Cameramen and producers filmed teachers and students in action on October 20, beginning with Westfield High School (WHS) in the morning and ending at Tamaques Elementary School in the afternoon. The Digital Learning Center and the Chrome Book Cohort led by Adam Pizzi were highlighted at WHS. Following her introduction to first graders in Mary Montes’s classroom, Master Technology Teacher Jeanine Gottko (seated) led first graders in a mathematics lesson using i-Pads.
Interviews of administrators, teachers and students gave testimony to the school district’s initiative to utilize technology to enhance instruction, engage students in learning and continue its tradition of excellence. The show will air on NJTV on Sunday, February 14 and March 20 at 7:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 7:30 PM (Verizon Fios channel 23/High Def 523; Cablevision channel 8; Comcast channel 23/High Def 800; and Time Warner channel 23/High Def 723). For either early morning or late night viewing (or DVR), it can be seen on Saturday, February 20 and March 26 at 5:30 AM and Wednesday, February 17 and March 23 at 11:30 PM. The show will be posted and archived on www.classroomcloseup.org.
(above l-r) Mary Montes and Jeanine Gottko (seated) at Tamaques.
