A-maize-ing PBL at Weatherstone Elementary School
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.
SummerSTEM: Changing School Culture Through 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.
Building Bright Futures at River Bend Middle School
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...WakeEd Partnership Honored With US2020 STEM Mentoring Award
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.