As a part of Maury County Public Schools’ new 1:1 digital curriculum providing electronic devices to students for use at home and school, the district plans to announce the winner of a student contest to name the new program.

Dr. Chris Marczak, director of Maury County Schools, will reveal the winner of the student naming contest and unveil the logo that will accompany the district’s new laptop-based digital curriculum project on Nov. 1 at the Spring Hill High School gym. Marczak also plans to discuss dates and information on deployment of the devices within the district’s schools.

The 1:1 program means students will have laptops for learning and study. All students in grades three-12 will receive a laptop that they may take between school and home, while students in kindergarten-second grade will use their devices in the classroom.

Maury County Public Schools’ new curriculum is a district-funded effort to move both student and adult learning to the digital environment.

This past school year, the school district implemented a school-based instructional coaching position to change classroom learning from textbooks and lectures to an interactive learning experience.

Through a partnership with Maury County Public Schools, Discovery Education has worked to train local teachers to integrate technology effectively to make immersive activities for students and to further learning. Discovery Education, a leading provider of digital content for K-12 classrooms, is a subsidiary of Discovery Communications, the parent company of the Discovery Channel.

Over the next four years, the district is partnering with Discovery Education to help Maury County educators learn how to create problem-based learning environments that prepare students to succeed in college and careers.

Maury County Public Schools will hold a press conference to announce the results of the naming contest and the new logo for its digital curriculum project Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. at Spring Hill High School. Both the winners and runners-up will be announced, with selected students winning prizes such as a laptop, restaurant gift card and Amazon gift card.