Really, where did it go? Just yesterday I was entering final grades and picking out rafting shoes, and now I am setting up my classroom and just spent two days with my new students during our freshman summer camp/orientation.
This summer has been a whirlwind of learning new technologies, creating new friendships, facing challenging tasks and enjoying lots of fun. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Next week one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” will present to 600 of North Carolina’s most innovative education, business and government leaders.
Nationally recognized education innovator Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland - Baltimore County, will deliver the keynote address as part of the NC New Schools Project’s annual Summer Institute ...