OCDE NEWSROOM
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SpaceX, Virgin Orbit execs share their secrets of success with tech students |
Seeking lessons on how to thrive in technology-driven careers amid fast-changing advances, Orange County educators and students turned Wednesday to local commercial-space pioneers SpaceX and Virgin Orbit. Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX in Hawthorne, and Virgin Orbit Vice President Tim Buzza answered questions from students about how to bounce back from failures and succeed despite daunting odds at the morning showcase of science and technology career-prep programs. |
http://www.ocregister.com/2017/11/29/spacex-virgin-orbit-execs-share-their-secrets-of-success-with-tech-students/ |
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KPCC
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La Troka, a mobile classroom where kids learn to eat healthy |
Nearly 40,000 children have visited the garden at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes for workshops on how to grow fruits and veggies and make health snacks. Now, the Mexican-American cultural center is bringing those workshops out to the community with a new mobile classroom. La Troka, the teaching garden on wheels, made its first stop Wednesday at Para Los NiƱos Gratts Primary Center, a charter school serving 4-6 year olds. |
https://www.scpr.org/news/2017/11/29/78301/la-troka-a-mobile-classroom-where-kids-learn-to-ea/ |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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Space industry leaders tout STEM education at OC Pathways Showcase |
Foothill High School senior John Gardner always wanted an electric-powered skateboard but thought the $1,500 price tag for each was too expensive. So the teen decided to build his own. Gardner, a student in the Foothill Engineering and Technology Pathway, demonstrated his skateboard Wednesday during the third annual OC Pathways Showcase at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin. |
http://newsroom.ocde.us/industry-pros-tout-stem-education-at-oc-pathways-showcase/ |
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