Popular Tag: Technology

July 15, 2015

Industry Day connects teachers and coffee

What could education and coffee have in common? I thought about this question in preparation for my visit to S&D Coffee and Tea during last month's STEM Industry Day. After speaking with p…

May 12, 2015

Student Voices: Turning STEM education into a STEM job

The schooling experience I have received the last few years has been nothing short of extraordinary. I'm a student at Rockingham Early College High School (RECHS) located on campus at Rockingham Co…

January 28, 2015

Why engage students in creating?

You've probably heard of the Maker Movement in recent years. With articles like “Maker Movement Conquers the Classroom” and TED talks like “We are Makers,” it is hard to deny that making is th…

January 2, 2014

What’s Next — Looking to 2014

Frequently, colleagues and clients ask, “What's next for NC New Schools?” As we form stronger ties with a growing group of partners and school districts, it's a reasonable question. With the arriv…

September 23, 2013

Strategies for Flipping Class

I’ve been using videos to help my kids learn material for the past three years, but I have only truly understood how to use the flipped classroom method within the past twelve months. Flipping the c…