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Grid System Leads to Deep Learning - Teachers Honor Teachers
Alicia Nussbaum strives to instill deep learning in her elementary classroom by engaging students in learning opportunities, communicating with students and parents, and using mastery-based data.
Efficient, Effective, and Purposeful Science Instruction
Vernier sensor technology provides opportunities for experiential learning in grades 4-8 in the Piqua City Schools. The goal is for students to view “doing science differently.”
Boys Hope Girls Hope: A Long-Term Guiding Partnership
Boys Hope Girls Hope has formed long term partnerships with highly capable students in northeast Ohio to complement what is happening at school and at home and to help them develop skills needed to be college and career ready after high school.
Powerful Study of Careers in Solar Energy
A hands-on study exploring solar power teaches students about alternative energy sources and shines light on careers available in the field.
Developing an Engineering Mindset
Fifth graders experiment with the engineering design process by building and testing the speed of solar cars .
“Tools of the Trade” Redesigned
Susan Tenon, a ELA teacher in Fairport Harbor, redesigns a six-week, hands-on “toolbox writing project” after COVID-19 keeps students home.
Career Tech Program Flies Sky High
Natalie Campana shares her passion for flying through the AEROSTEM program at Steubenville High School.
Integrating Theater and Literature
Students at Bio-Med Science Academy are integrating theater in their study of literature from Euripides, Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, and Tennessee Williams.
Project Gameboard
A STEAM educator in Shelby has replaced a 20th century style “shop” class with a design and manufacturing curriculum that requires 21st century technical skills.
Local Issues Power Deep Learning
Students research the '“science” behind wind turbines, which are sparking controversy in their rural community.

