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Will Prettyman, Teacher

Will Prettyman, social studies teacher Early College EAST in Craven County, NC, is always interested in new and different methods to increase student learning and engagement. Early College EAST is an NCNSP partner school. Find Will on Twitter @WPrettyman.

Articles by Will Prettyman

by Will Prettyman

Flipping the Classroom Explained

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

Why are teachers around the country “flipping”?

For a non-educator, flipping a classroom might sound like nonsense. For some educators, it sounds even more nonsensical. Let’s look at the basics of what flipping the classroom is all about and how a teacher could start flipping their own classroom.

What is a flipped classroom?

Flipping a classroom simply means instead of using class ...

by Will Prettyman

What I learned about STEM from the LORD Corporation

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

On the first day of the New Schools Project Summer Institute for 2012, I had the pleasure of seeing STEM in action at the LORD Corporation. This was my first true experience with STEM in education and it was enlightening.

Going into the LORD Corporation global headquarters in Cary, NC, I had no clue about this company. Essentially they develop ...