Teaching is one of the most challenging professions in the world. Since the advent of interactive technologies, the challenge of holding a student’s attention has become exponentially more difficult. Students live in a world of instant everything. Multi-tasking is the…
I have always contended that measuring student outcomes should be more about what happens after they graduate. The ability to score on a standardized test tells us very little about how prepared the student is for the real world. I…
Rural, economically challenged and sparsely populated counties are becoming centers of innovation for STEM education. A catalyst for change It was 5:55 pm on a recent Friday in one of the most economically distressed counties in North Carolina. The program…
Project Base Learning is an amazing tool that literally flips the classroom. In an immersive environment, team teachers pose problems that span 4 courses (i.e. Engineering, Physics, Social Studies and Creative Writing). The teachers develop the problems so that the…
