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The Value of Elementary School Recess

Response from “Ask a Former Board Trustee”- Clear Creek ISD Chapter: Joanna Baleson, Ken Baliker, Jennifer Broddle, Bob Davee, Glenn Freedman, Ann Hammond, Charlie Pond, Page Rander Dee Scott, Win Weber © AFTCCISD2022 What is school recess in elementary school? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines recess as “a regularly scheduled period …

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What is the Value of Robotics Education?

Response from “Ask a Former Board Trustee”- Clear Creek ISD Chapter: Joanna Baleson, Ken Baliker, Jennifer Broddle, Bob Davee, Glenn Freedman, Ann Hammond, Charlie Pond, Page Rander Dee Scott, Win Weber © AFTCCISD2022 What is robotics education? Robotics in education refers the blending of STEAM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) to create machines …

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Alvin ISD Provides Mobile Learning via The Book Bus and The STEM Bus

Alvin ISD Provides Mobile Learning via The Book Bus and The STEM Bus Alvin ISD allows students to learn outside of school with The Book Bus and The STEM Bus. Mobile learning is a fairly new concept for most, and it basically means bringing the classroom to the students via a bus. Alvin ISD provides …

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Angleton ISD Students Release Butterflies Into Natural Habitat

Angleton ISD Students are Monarch Warriors Angleton ISD’s Northside Elementary 5th graders spent weeks counting caterpillars and submitting their data to butterfly conservation groups, protecting chrysalises, and releasing dozens of monarch butterflies into the school’s nature habitat! Northside Elementary’s Nature Habitat With the help of a 2018 AISD Education Foundation grant, Northside teacher Kelsey Payne …

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Children’s Book Week 2021

Children’s Book Week 2021 Children’s Book Week, the longest-running national literacy initiative, is observed November 8-14, 2021.  Children’s Book Week is an annual observance of the importance of children’s and teen books while fostering a love of reading. Our School Districts Celebrate Book Week and Book Character Day Students in Edgewood ISD created costumes representing …

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Highlighting STEM Education in Public Schools

Highlighting STEM and STEAM Education National STEM/STEAM Day was observed on November 8, 2021. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education is a method of hands-on teaching and learning.  Students learn by creatively solving real-world problems with innovative thinking to prepare for future career opportunities. (TEA) AMARIS CRUZ, STEM Teacher, Ward Elementary, Northside ISD …

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Alvin ISD Students Create 3D Printed Masks

Alvin ISD Students Create 3D Printed Masks Alvin ISD students created 3D printed masks for members of the community.  Karthik Bhagavatula (Shadow Creek High School), Praneel Bhagavatula (Nolan Ryan Junior High School), and Amar Sehgal (Dawson High School in Pearland ISD) utilized skills they learned in the classroom to design and create a mask that is …

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Brazosport ISD Rocketry Students Earn Scholarships

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Brazosport ISD SystemsGo Rocketry program is helping students earn scholarships while preparing students for successful career paths in engineering.  The program promotes the development of workforce skills, and it encourages students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mechanics. One rocketry student, Eddie Flores, researched, presented, and developed manufacturing processes for advanced carbon fiber …

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Santa Fe ISD Launches After-School STREAM Program

Santa Fe ISD launched an after-school STREAM program which has enabled SFISD students to visit with mentors from an array of careers and begin their exposure to potential career pathways. The STREAM program has positively impacted the children of SFISD by giving them access to supportive members of the community. They can visualize themselves in …

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