T ampa Preparatory School transforms middle school classrooms using audio systems and visual displays At Tampa Preparatory School (TPS), the administration’s goal is to equip students with skills they need to succeed before, during, and after college by providing them with applicable knowledge and 21st-century skills. To support this level of instruction, TPS implemented top-notch technology through a 1:1 iPad program. The school also transformed its middle school classrooms into “Active Learning Environments” or ALEs conceived to promote the 4 C’s of 21st-century learning: collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. When designing the ALEs, the school focused on providing all students with a “front of the class” position that gave them equal visual and audit

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