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Certiport Recognizes Washington Teacher as Educator of the Year

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She is also a robotics advisor for the largest VRC Robotics team in Washington. Dr. Mike Snow, Executive Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning, Lake Stevens School District said, “Karen is never satisfied with what is presented to her. She’s supporting us, reminding us that we can accomplish anything.”

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Phenix City Schools Awarded Cognia STEM Certification

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Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Rachael Peters said, “The initiative to become STEM Certified, system-wide, was the work and achievement of many educators in our system. This announcement was made at PCS’ 2022 Institute, a system-wide meeting before the beginning of school.

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December 15 University of New Hampshire to Host the State Finals forState’s Second Annual Cyber Robotics Coding Competition

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On December 15, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) will host the finals of the state’s Cyber Robotics Coding Competition (CRCC), being held by the New Hampshire Department of Education (NH DOE) and the Intelitek STEM and CTE Education Foundation ( ISCEF ). associate state 4-H program leader.“Intelitek’s

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Why Summer Learning Programs Are Pushing More Fun Than Academics

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Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 Young students will follow a similar calendar to the one in San Diego, with academic recovery in the morning and afternoons devoted to community theater, robotics or even podcasting.

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How to Prepare Students for Jobs in the Self-Driving-Car-Industry

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Dolan, principal systems scientist at Carnegie Mellon University and a self-driving vehicle researcher in the school’s Robotics Institute , is the value they place on employees with that broad skill set. Join the Robotics Club All three offered this recommendation enthusiastically. It’s about seeing where theory will meet practice.

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AI in the Classroom — Educators Share Their Personal Challenges and Successes

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We used some of the lessons from the free elective teachers’ guide and the guide for secondary teachers. I set a virtual meeting schedule with my teammates, Matthew Blacker and Rasahn McCombs. And we all collaborated via Google Docs or Slides before and during the meetings. We don't have to build a robot.

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How can we ease tensions around book choice and school libraries?

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At our last meeting, I advocated for a classroom library budget to be allocated to every English teacher’s classroom, similar to our school’s annual stipend for replacing pieces of classroom furniture. I can say confidently that most of us do not want them to leave our classrooms as robots, programmed to think like we do.