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Archive / March, 2012

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by Matt Sears

What’s a Project and Why Should We Do Them?

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

What is a project?

“It’s when kids do something, or make something.” “It ends with a PowerPoint presentation.” “It’s kids getting outside of the classroom.”

Maybe, maybe, maybe.

“Project” has come to define ANYTHING that is not traditional “stand-and-deliver” instruction. Nearly all teachers say they do projects — and under that broad definition, they do. In this loose sense, “project” has also ...

by Nelle Hotchkiss

North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives See a Bright Future

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

Fractions, decimals, percentages. Precision, efficiency, reliability. Applied mathematics, science, technology. All are fundamental to the daily operations of NC’s 26 electric cooperatives and are key to providing our members with the power they require for their homes and businesses.

The path of electricity looks pretty straightforward in pictures. In reality, ...