Photo by Pat Sunderland Blake Carlquist, a history teacher at Hotchkiss High School, developed a unit on feudalism with the tools on his iPad. He uses an interactive screen to share the unit with his students. They, in turn, can use either their own devices or the school’s to participate in the unit, take quizzes, write papers and conduct research. It’s all part of an effort to take the tech lab experience and put it in every classroom at HHS.Technology has caused a dramatic shift in thinking at Delta County schools. Where computers were once centrally located in the district's highly acclaimed tech labs, they're now in the hands of the students who come to school with iPads, iPhones, laptop computers, tablets and other devices in hand.

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Photo submitted Parents and teachers found a presentation on American colonies very informative. The presentation gave the third graders an opportunity to demonstrate what they’d learned about the particular region they’d studied.The students in Mrs. Tilelli and Mrs. Theobald's third grade classes at Garnet Mesa Elementary spent six weeks gaining knowledge of the three regions of the American colonies. The unit, titled "Historical Sources," focuses on the district's essential outcomes based on state reading, writing, and social studies standards for third grade.

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Photo by Hank Lohmeyer Here comes the sun Sun-tracking solar arrays are being installed and adjusted at Cedaredge Elementary School. The arrays are a key element in the building’s energy-conscious design.

Delta County Joint School District's holiday vacation comes to an end Monday, Jan. 7, with a teacher in-service and work day.

A representative from Colorado Education Association (CEA) will explain the ramifications of Senate Bill 191 to all educators at the Delta Center for Performing Arts.

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