While participating in WakeEd\’s SummerSTEM program, Mrs. Sautro and Mrs. Rhyne from Weatherstone Elementary School were embedded in leading STEM companies and received coaching in the implementation of project-based learning.
This past July, Teresa Pierre led our SummerSTEM group to Red Hat, where we were immediately hooked by the presentation about their work process. I cannot imagine where else I would have been exposed to the Agile-based work management system called Scrum; yet, in the business world, it is practiced every day in many fields. The appeal of bringing this process to our school hit me, but was problematic to implement; changing the culture of a school is not a job for a few personnel alone.
Before River Bend Middle School opened its doors in August of 2017, River Bend teachers were getting free, hands-on professional development experiences through WakeEd\’s SummerSTEM program. Written by Stacey F. Weddle Principal, River Bend Middle School As a principal, I am always seeking high quality professional development opportunities for staff. I have encouraged my teachers to …
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This morning, US2020 announced that WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to improving public education in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), has been awarded the US2020 STEM Mentoring Award for Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships.
In addition to creating exciting and innovative learning experiences for students in Wake County, WakeEd Partnership’s STEMpact programs are being recognized as unique, inspiring, and effective educational practices on a national stage. This summer, WakeEd President Steve Parrott visited Washington D.C. to receive a US2020 STEM Mentoring Award for Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships. WakeEd Partnership was …
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As a pre-service teacher, I went into SummerSTEM unsure of what I might gain from the experience. The two-week program immersed more than 100 educators from 50 Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) K-12 schools in local STEM companies to improve project-based learning (PBL). This was the second year WakeEd Partnership worked with WCPSS to …
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A year ago, I applied to be a participant in a program called SummerSTEM. Little did I know that this decision would help to shape my future as an educator. I entered into this program thinking that I was an innovative teacher, but soon realized that I had much to learn. After a week of …
The leaves are changing, temperatures are dropping and the North Carolina State Fair has come and gone. Summer is firmly in the rearview mirror, but the impacts of SummerSTEM 2015 are still being felt in Wake County Public School System classrooms. Over the summer, fifty Wake County Public School educators were embedded into local businesses …
The idea that students experience a \”reading slump\” during the summer season is commonplace. New research indicates that the \”slump\” also has a profound impact on students\’ comprehension of scientific, technological engineering and mathematical (STEM) principles. Many Wake County organizations focus on strategies to address the summer reading loss of Wake County Public School System (WCPSS). WAKE …
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Without teachers there would be no other professions. Teachers are tasked with guiding students to see beyond their current status to future careers. The paradox for many K-12 educators is that they will prepare hundreds of students for various careers, while their profession is based in the classroom. A math teacher prepares future engineers without …
