21st Century Education
CBC's state-of-the-art facility features campus-wide wireless internet that enables our students to thrive in a 1-to-1 digital learning environment through the use of laptops and other devices.
CBC’s technology-rich education environment includes:
- Laptop computers for every student
- An Innovation Commons for collaborative learning, student presentations, and distance learning opportunities to connect with industry experts from around the world
- Use of the Blackboard learning management platform for course content delivery
- A television and video production studio
- A fully-staffed Information Technology department and laptop repair center available to students
- An online broadcasting platform that delivers live coverage of various events on and off campus
- Multimedia presentation tools in every classroom
- Auto-tracking cameras -- autonomous 180-degree tracking, hi-definition picture with 20x zoom -- installed in the rear of each of our classrooms for use in situations when an online learning model is necessary
At CBC, our academic leaders and teachers value...
- Differentiated learning activities designed as active, learner-centered experiences.
- That learners receive regular, timely, and purposeful feedback (critique) that supports meaningful reflection and revision that leads to mastery.
- Learning goals that lead to the transfer of key knowledge and skills to new situations with different contexts.
- Learning experiences that are authentic – they offer relevant contexts.
- Instructional design that fosters sustained inquiry and leverages learner curiosity.
- A growth mindset that values risk-taking and perceives failure as a challenge that can be overcome with effort.
- Experiences that empower all learners with voice and choice to pursue their passions and own their learning.
- Learning goals that focus not only on content, but also on the 21st century skills of communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.
- Experiences that support the social and emotional development of all learners.
- Learning experiences that cultivate a desire for life-long learning.
