The mission of the Media and Digital Learning Department is to provide flexible and welcoming learning environments that enable students and staff to become curious problem-solvers, thoughtful innovators and creators, independent lifelong learners, cognizant researchers, and socially responsible global citizens whose work is supported and enhanced by modern and efficient digital tools. Our work is strongly aligned to and promotes the dimensions in the district's Portrait of a Needham Graduate.

In the Media and Digital Learning Department, in order to realize our mission, we strive to:

• Ensure equitable access to print and digital information and resources.

• Refine critical and creative thinking skills such as communication, collaboration, and innovation, and amplify these skills through 21st century technology and tools.

• Challenge students to become responsible digital citizens who are information-literate and adept at processing sources so as to form well-evidenced arguments and confidently present findings.

• Collaborate with teachers and administrators in working toward shared instructional goals and full integration into the curriculum.

• Develop and foster a lifelong love of independent reading, within and beyond the library.

• Empower students to solve authentic challenges as part of an inquiry-based curriculum.

• Provide hands-on, experiential approaches to digital learning and multimedia creation for students and staff.

Chris Gosselin, M.A.T; M.Ed
Director of Instructional Technology and Innovation
[email protected]
609 Webster Street
Needham, MA 02494
781-455-0800 X 22458

Mary DeMaio
Department Secretary/Senior Bookkeeper
[email protected]
781-455-0471 X215
fax: 781-455-0415