Learning Life and Business Skills

Students are learning life and business skills by participating in a robotics club and taking classes in 21st century skills and technology. At Tays Junior High in the Katy Independent School District, Steve Bennett’s Concepts of Engineering and Technology class...

The School Where Everybody Belongs

At the school “Where Everybody Belongs,” sixth graders are getting acquainted with their new school at orientation, and finding out it is a “home away from home.” At Moore Middle School, teacher John Martin is leading the “Where Everyone...

Construction Technology Program in Middle School

A construction technology program in middle school is giving students a chance to discover skills that can be used in future careers. At Clarkston Junior High School, a construction technology pathway will be available to ninth and tenth graders, led by teachers Jeff...

Preparing Students for Leadership

Preparing students for leadership is the aim of a summer academy which focuses on developing empathy in students entering middle school. 24 children preparing for middle school were guided by staff of the University of Northern Iowa Center for Urban Education...

Developing Student Leadership

The goal of developing student leadership at Cox Middle School in Columbia, Tennessee is making progress with a year long program “The Leader in Me,” based on Stephen Covey’s bestselling 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. When Dr. Timm Webb,...