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STEM – How to Excite Students
A Homegrown Transformation at Winterboro School
Winterboro High is Teaching Us about the Future
Cameron's Big Dreams
EPIC Education through Engineering: Keeping an EYE on Mobile’s Workforce
05-07-2010 Comments
By John Norton
By and large, are Alabama educators doing enough to interest students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers? If we take the findings of a recent national poll as an indicator, the answer is no – not enough, not yet.
But some Alabama schools are taking action ...
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By and large, are Alabama educators doing enough to interest students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers? If we take the findings of a recent national poll as an indicator, the answer is no – not enough, not yet.
But some Alabama schools are taking action ...
Read More...
04-28-2010 Comments
By Cathy Gassenheimer
It’s been two weeks, and I am still energized by our A+ Board and Council meeting at Winterboro School in Talladega County.
I’ve blogged about Winterboro before. It is a rural school where an estimated 40% of students will be first-generation high school graduates. Unfortunately, until this year, many of the students were leaving school before they graduated. Last year, because of the drop-out rate, the school moved into the first year of school improvement.
Superintendent Suzanne Lacey and her very talented and committed staff decided to take action. They had been studying New Tech schools, and had visited several in California and Indiana, but the cost...
Read More...
It’s been two weeks, and I am still energized by our A+ Board and Council meeting at Winterboro School in Talladega County.
I’ve blogged about Winterboro before. It is a rural school where an estimated 40% of students will be first-generation high school graduates. Unfortunately, until this year, many of the students were leaving school before they graduated. Last year, because of the drop-out rate, the school moved into the first year of school improvement.
Superintendent Suzanne Lacey and her very talented and committed staff decided to take action. They had been studying New Tech schools, and had visited several in California and Indiana, but the cost...
Read More...
02-09-2010 Comments
By Cathy Gassenheimer
Many educators dream of a school environment where the curriculum is driven by projects and problem-based activities that challenge all students to learn more deeply and apply what they learn to the real world.
Some educators believe this kind of schooling simply isn’t possible in today’s high-stakes accountability environment. Winterboro School in rural Talladega County is out to prove them wrong.
Winterboro serves students in grades 5-12, about 85 percent of whom are on free or reduced lunch. As far as state testing benchmarks, the school has consistently met those, but it didn't take a fortune teller to see problems lying ahead... Read More...
Many educators dream of a school environment where the curriculum is driven by projects and problem-based activities that challenge all students to learn more deeply and apply what they learn to the real world.
Some educators believe this kind of schooling simply isn’t possible in today’s high-stakes accountability environment. Winterboro School in rural Talladega County is out to prove them wrong.
Winterboro serves students in grades 5-12, about 85 percent of whom are on free or reduced lunch. As far as state testing benchmarks, the school has consistently met those, but it didn't take a fortune teller to see problems lying ahead... Read More...
01-28-2010 Comments
By Cathy Gassenheimer
Take a minute and look at the photos scrolling at the top of this page. With the exception of the results graphic, all of these pictures feature Alabama students and educators. Spend a little more time looking at the picture of a student reading with a retired educator. There’s a story there.
Cameron is a fifth grader at Wrights Mill Road Elementary School in Auburn. He has big dreams... Read More...
Take a minute and look at the photos scrolling at the top of this page. With the exception of the results graphic, all of these pictures feature Alabama students and educators. Spend a little more time looking at the picture of a student reading with a retired educator. There’s a story there.
Cameron is a fifth grader at Wrights Mill Road Elementary School in Auburn. He has big dreams... Read More...
08-03-2009 Comments
By John Norton
The essential question on Susan Pruet’s mind these days is this: Will an EYE on Mobile’s future workforce demands lead to an EPIC interest in engineering and technical careers?
More specifically, Pruet wonders, can a combination of challenging academic content and project-based learning (1) increase student engagement; (2) help reduce dropout rates; (3) lure more students into math, science and engineering careers; and (4) strengthen teaching and learning across one of Mobile County’s diverse school feeder patterns. Read More...
The essential question on Susan Pruet’s mind these days is this: Will an EYE on Mobile’s future workforce demands lead to an EPIC interest in engineering and technical careers?
More specifically, Pruet wonders, can a combination of challenging academic content and project-based learning (1) increase student engagement; (2) help reduce dropout rates; (3) lure more students into math, science and engineering careers; and (4) strengthen teaching and learning across one of Mobile County’s diverse school feeder patterns. Read More...
