Students Help Students with Service Learning

Having students help students with service learning is not a new concept, but it is one that is increasingly customized for specific schools. In Matt Stroup’s service learning class at Williams Intermediate School, students take the time to head over to Adams...

Reimagining Snow Days with Learning at Home

Districts that are running out of time on the calendar are reimagining snow days with learning at home. In Raleigh County, West Virginia, snow days are sometimes called “reimagined days” since the opportunity for snow days is limited on the school...

Learning About Life While Building a Battle Bot

High school students are learning about life while building a battle bot. At Red Canyon High School, the robots are ready to rumble.  Building a battle bot and competing with it means that students enjoy the competition against university students and engineering...

Learning About Recycling Through Upcycling

Students in Hawaii are learning about recycling through upcycling, as they collect bottle caps to be turned into fish shaped plastic tokens that wind headset cords. At New Century Public Charter School, students were assembled over an injection molder.  The watched...

Partnership for STEM Teacher Education

A partnership for STEM teacher education is being launched in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to introduce teachers to the best practices in STEM instruction. The partnership is between Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Math and Science Academy, the Pojoaque Valley School...