Q & A with Patty Garavilla earlier this month, Joshua Eaton Elementary School was named the new superintendent Patty Garavilla Reading Assistant. Earlier this week, counsel requested the reading of Garavilla to share their thoughts on the new position. The responses have been edited for space.
Technology Integration into Elementary Lessons

Science and Science Teaching: Methods for Integrating Technology in Elementary and Middle Schools $104.12 This core text for the K-8 methods course in science is a practical guide to teaching science in inquiry-centered and standards-based classrooms. Its inclusive coverage of the major domains of science includes examples from the studies of life, physics, earth, space, and environment. This edition integrates technology thoroughly with science content, instructional methods, and cues to monitoring s…

Differentiating Instruction with Technology in K-5 Classrooms $24.41 Harness the ‘power of two’: Differentiated instruction plus technology equals a better learning environment for diverse students.Differentiating Instruction with Technology in K-5 Classrooms helps today’s educators understand how to immediately use technology as a tool to differentiate instruction. The authors provide a variety of practical instructional strategies to accommodate a broad range of …

Activities for Integrating Science and Mathematics, K-8 (2nd Edition) $21.15 This book demonstrates a variety of activities that connect the various disciplines of science to the study of mathematics. Covering general, physical, chemical, earth, and life science, this book includes 40 engaging, academically rigorous, discovery-based activities that balance content with process, encouraging creative, critical thinking through a hands-on, inquiry-based approach. Activity c…