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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Hold the meatballs! High school students build spaghetti bridges at CSUF |
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As America looks to rebuild its infrastructure, the next generation of engineers is practicing constructing bridges – out of spaghetti. It’s not due to budget cuts for raw materials, but part of a nationwide competition that gives high school students the chance to explore engineering concepts and earn college credit. At Cal State Fullerton on July 21, 45 students divided into 12 teams and designed and built bridges using dry spaghetti and epoxy, then tested them to see how much weight they could hold before breaking. |
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http://www.ocregister.com/2017/07/31/hold-the-meatballs-high-school-students-build-spaghetti-bridges-at-csuf/ |
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NEW YORK TIMES
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How to Prepare Preschoolers for an Automated Economy |
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What the labor market will look like when today’s young children are old enough to work is perhaps harder to predict than at any time in recent history. To prepare, children need to start as early as preschool, educators say. Foundational skills that affect whether people thrive or fall behind in the modern economy are developed early, and achievement gaps appear before kindergarten. |
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/upshot/how-to-prepare-preschoolers-for-an-automated-economy.html |
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EDSOURCE
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Live stream conference aims to help math teachers up their games with students |
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As California teachers prepare for a new school year, many may be searching for new resources to inspire them and help them up their games with students — especially in math. Besides turning to districts and County Offices of Education for training and support, teachers eager to learn about innovative strategies being used across the state and country are joining conferences and chats — both in-person and online — where they can hear from top-notch educators and experts sharing tips, resources and personal experiences with their students. |
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https://edsource.org/2017/live-stream-conference-aims-to-help-math-teachers-up-with-games-with-students/585503 |
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SACRAMENTO BEE
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OC high school students learning job skills from industry pros through summer internships |
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Mason Maragon, an incoming senior at El Toro High, landed an internship this summer working alongside engineers and manufactures at Hampton Products, an industry leader in home and commercial security systems. Maragon is among three dozen students across Orange County that landed internships this summer in high-demand industries through OC Pathways, a collaborative lead by the Orange County Department of Education that includes 14 school districts, local colleges and universities, and more than 50 regional businesses. |
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http://newsroom.ocde.us/oc-high-school-students-learning-job-skills-from-industry-pros-through-summer-internships/ |
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