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FEATURES
Lego Robotics:
STEM Sport of the Mind
Mark Gura
Lego robotics is engaging, hands-on, and
encompasses every one of the NETS for Students.
It also inspires a love of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics and provides the
experience students need to use digital age skills
in the real world.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADRIANA M. GROISMAN
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A Day at FIRST Lego League
Nancy McIntyre
Lego robotics students take their STEM
knowledge and passion to the competition arena.
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A Certified Success
Denise Spence
Dunbar High School administrators and staff turned
their struggling school around by offering students
the opportunity to train in a professional learning
environment and earn industry-level IT credentials.
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First Graders with iPads?
Sara Getting and Karin Swainey
Member of:
Two teachers took on the challenge of improving
elementary reading using iPads, found surprising
success for their youngest at-risk readers, and
learned some interesting things along the way.
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