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April 7, 2016

WNCN | Teachers learn how to get students excited about science, math at Durham conference

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — From robots, to homemade cars, to unbreakable eggs – you’ll find them all at an education conference in Durham this week. Teachers from across the state are learning new…

April 4, 2016

Three North Carolina high schools recognized for winning STEM innovations

For Immediate Release Schools in Wake and Nash counties awarded funds to implement proposals Research Triangle Park, NC – NC New Schools/Breakthrough Learning announced the three winners of its an…

March 16, 2016

Ingersoll Rand Hosts Charlotte Engineering Early College High School Students for Engineers Week Event

Press Release DAVIDSON, N.C., March 15, 2016 /3BL Media/ – Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, hosted 96 high school students…

Learning in an Interactive 3-D Virtual World: A Duplin County Student’s Experience Using zSpace®

March 8, 2016

Learning in an Interactive 3-D Virtual World: A Duplin County Student’s Experience Using zSpace®

Forward by Dr. Gina Childers, Director, Research and Development at NC New Schools/Breakthrough Learning and Rebecca Hite, Research Assistant at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at Nort…

Leap Year: advance to prevent falling behind

February 29, 2016

Leap Year: advance to prevent falling behind

Nearly every four years, we add an extra day to the calendar in the form of February 29, also known as Leap Day. Put simply, these additional 24 hours are built into the calendar to ensure that it sta…

ISTG | SISTEM one-on-one from Raleigh, North Carolina with Mr. David Schwenker, Principal of Wake STEM Early College High School (ECHS)

February 16, 2016

ISTG | SISTEM one-on-one from Raleigh, North Carolina with Mr. David Schwenker, Principal of Wake STEM Early College High School (ECHS)

As the principal at Wake STEM Early College High School (ECHS), Mr. David Schwenker is bringing with him over 20 years of school leadership experience in cutting edge educational settings. He began hi…

Kinston Free Press | Two Early College students accepted to graduate school

February 4, 2016

Kinston Free Press | Two Early College students accepted to graduate school

Lenoir County Early College is an NC New Schools/Breakthrough Learning network school. While most super seniors at the Lenoir County Early College High School can expect to graduate with both a…

February 3, 2016

Our grandchildren’s watershed

Tri-County Early College High School is an NC New Schools/Breakthrough Learning network school. As an Early College science teacher, I strive to use a variety of researched-based approaches to teach …

Accelerating the adoption of STEM education

January 25, 2016

Accelerating the adoption of STEM education

What is STEM Accelerator? As the Director of STEM Accelerator for NC New Schools/Breakthrough Learning, I am asked this question quite frequently. STEM Accelerator is our renewed approach to science…

The STEM Mindset

January 21, 2016

The STEM Mindset

STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math, but is not focused on these areas only. STEM is bigger than the subject matter. It is a mindset. As educators, we believe in educa…

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