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Leap Year: advance to prevent falling behind

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…

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

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

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…