What’s your why? This question is of vital importance in the education sphere and arguably in every business and industry. It drives every teacher and every student, whether known or unknown.
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WakeEd Partnership and the Wake County Public School System collaborated to host STEM in the Park\’s STEM Event of the Year in 2018! Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, and click the bell icon for notifications. For more from WakeEd, follow us on social media, links are at the top of this
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During SummerSTEM 2017-2018, 100 Wake County Public School System educators were embedded in 20 STEM companies to experience first-hand the workplace they are preparing students to enter. The impact is seen each year at STEMposium, the culminating event of our professional development program for teachers. Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, and
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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.
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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.
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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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