North Carolina New Schools

Archive / August, 2012

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by Selina Riley-Gurganus

Engaging Minds by Engaging People

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

How do you measure success in a 21st century classroom?

Some may think computers, SmartBoards, Clickers, iPads, or iPods — but I beg to differ.

As a former business teacher, I am a self-proclaimed advocate of current technological devices as excellent tools for student engagement. But as I explored the classrooms of University Park Campus, I was quickly reminded that learning ...

by Mary Samuels

Back to School as Teacher AND Student

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

This summer marks the beginning of the NC New Schools Project STEM Teacher Education Program – and I’m proud to be one of the first interns to participate. Over the course of the next year, the program includes classroom observations, mentoring by teachers in the school, online education classes through Harvard’s WIDE World program, a semester as the teacher ...