臺灣第⼀所通過『 Apple Distinguished School』座落於臺中葳格國際學校。於2014年開始起，葳格的教育夥伴們就開始參與推動⾏動學習的⾏列，在董事會的⽀持下，率先全國成立了iWagor教師社群，⿎勵教師們共學與分享，運⽤iPad進⾏教學公開觀議課。
由副校長黃⽂貞帶領的iWagor團隊，先後參加了台灣iPad Seeding Teachers結合載具創新教學，進⽽推動⼀師⼀認證 Every Teacher is an Apple Teacher.⽽黃副校長更是臺灣唯⼀同時擁有Apple Distinguished Educator 及AppleProfessional Learning Specialist 的教師，在她的帶領下，葳格在2022年獲選為 Apple Distinguished School。
葳格致⼒於打造創新和優質的學習環境，在學習的殿堂裡結合科技引導孩⼦探索，互學共享，培養跨域學習的⾃主能⼒，提供學⽣個⼈化的學習體驗與場域，同時也給予第⼀線教育⼯作者展現教學熱情以及卓越表現的舞台，陪伴孩⼦們激發想像⼒與點燃創意，⿎勵孩⼦適性揚才，創造及成就每⼀個獨特的⾃⼰，因此在2022年能夠獲選為Apple傑出學校，證明了葳格推動科技輔助創新教學與多元學習的前瞻性遠⾒。
獲得Apple Distinguished School 2022-2025 的認證，列入全球Apple 傑出學校的榜單，給予師⽣們極⼤的肯定與⿎勵，在未來，我們將繼續創新和創造最佳實踐，奠定葳格持續追求卓越的基礎，不但追求第⼀更是唯⼀。
WAGOR named Apple Distinguished School
Taichung City, Taiwan — October 03, 2022 — WAGOR International School is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2022–2025 for its implementation of ‘flipped’ pedagogy, changing how teachers present and how students interact with new material through the usage of technology in their core curriculum, scholastic events and extracurricular activities. WAGOR International School then established the iWagor center, which fully dedicated itself to the effective use and application of technological resources in an international educational setting.
Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence. They use Apple technology to inspire creativity, collaboration and critical thinking in learning, teaching and the school environment, and have documented results of academic accomplishment.
Jenny Huang, vice principal of Wagor International School, states:“Through technology, Wagor provides students with the freedom to explore, the opportunity to collaborate, and the self-learning agency for interdisciplinary knowledge. Weaving in imagination and creativity, Wagor finds the best path for leading the students' best possibilities.”The selection of WAGOR International School as an Apple Distinguished School highlights our success as an innovator and a compelling learning environment that engages the students, and provides tangible evidence of academic achievement. In Wagor, teachers use new tools and thoughtful designs to create interestingcurriculums. Wagor has many interdisciplinary courses to promote students' independent learning ability. iPad plays a significant role in students' growth, which helps record students' learning process at any time, creates deeper connections with peers through sharing and cooperation, and cultivates diverse learning achievements for students. The combination of effective technological implementation, staff usage and student creativity synthesize the perfect environment for a holistic international learning environment which cultivates students in their growth to become global citizens.
About Wagor
Wagor was founded in 2000 and offered kindergarten through 12th grade education in Taiwan. The school began to promote m-Learning in 2014 and established the iWagor Center to develop the teacher training programs and promote technologyassisted teaching. From 2018, Wagor began to promote the One-to-One Device program and won the Ministry of Education technology-assisted teaching and learning Excellent School and Excellent Teacher awards for four consecutive years. In 2020 Wagor became the only school in Taiwan where“Every Teacher is an Apple Teacher.”For more information, visit www.wagor.tc.edu.tw
新聞聯絡⼈：黃⽂貞 副校長
Email: jenny069@wagor.tc.edu.tw
Press contact: Jenny Huang
Title: Vice Principal
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