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Pi Day- March 14 – CELEBRATE the existence of PI (pie)

Pi Day- March 14 – CELEBRATE the existence of PI (pie).

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“Reflections ~ How STEM becomes STEAM” by Ruth Catchen

See on Scoop.it – Creative Educational Programs Reflections from designing a STEAM class for high-risk students. See on scholarship.claremont.edu

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International Women’s Day– Celebrate a Young Woman and Dare Her To Dream

In some ways, the idea that we need to have a day to celebrate women or a month, March is […]

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STEM/STEAM – What specific skills does it accomplish?

Continuing on my mission to justify STEM into STEAM, it is important to talk about specifics. What skills does STEAM […]

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Working my nerves over STEAM

No acronym is perfect. We use them because of our excessive need to categorize everything. I suggest we accept the […]

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Education Is The Ticket OUT

Educators and administrators get bogged down with the daily doing of education. They need to enforce discipline and rules, worry […]

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IT’S NOT CREATIVE or SMART….IT’S CREATIVE AND SMART

As a student growing up, I remember distinctively the differences between my brother and I. He was smart and I […]

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Moving Forward . . . Change THEIR World

After the dawn of a new year, and the beginning of the second term of America’s first African-American President, it […]

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Happy New Year – Reevaluate and Make Choices

I am a few days late. I have thought about the past year, the new year and how all of […]

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A Very Sad Day for America — A tribute to the lives lost in Newtown, CT

Bad things happen and they make us sad. As Americans, it is important to empathize with others. This concept is […]

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