We Have No Banana…
After two weeks of community and professional development, we opened the doors to have our students join us. With our first senior class sharing their wisdom at morning gathering, we as educators could not have been happier to have our full learning community once again together at Hsinchu International School (HIS).
The faculty met at the end of the day to share their impressions and feelings about the day. Panda Smith, a new science educator to HIS, brought a smile to all our faces as she told the story of a new ESL student interacting with the technology rich culture of our school.
The student asked Panda “Where is the banana? What do I need to do to get the banana?” Panda looked at the very earnest student who was obviously troubled about something she was missing in her first day at HIS. Panda made the connection and was able to communicate to the student that while we have no banana, we do have “the Moodle”.
You have to love that language barriers cannot stop students from accessing the technology. 
