NCCER Program Expansion Impacts Thousands Nationwide in 2024
ALACHUA, Fla. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization — ... Read more
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Getting real-world experience: High schoolers design a ‘life skills’ lab for students with disabilities
A collaboration between two schools co-located in a midtown Manhattan campus has bridged both of their missions in the most fruitful way possible: a hands-on project giving their…
4 ways to enrich CTE programs
If more schools enhanced their CTE programs, more students would feel comfortable pursuing the trades. The good news is that boosting program participation is not a huge investment.
How peer feedback can improve student writing skills
The art of writing, invented roughly 5,000 years ago, represents a blip in human history. It’s younger than agriculture, music, and construction. And as recently as the Revolutionary…
International Code Council releases recommended practices for remote virtual inspections
– The International Code Council recently published “Recommended Practices for Remote Virtual Inspections,” a guideline document that governmental jurisdictions should ... Read more
Free online writing and grammar resource
In the wake of this crisis, Quill.org is providing Free Quill Premium to all and has compiled remote learning resources ... Read more
3 keys to cultivating the maker mindset
When we dreamed of starting construction on a space where teachers and students alike could cultivate a maker mindset, our goals went beyond creating a dedicated makerspace. We…
How we created a comprehensive drone curriculum
As educators, we are all continuously looking for interdisciplinary learning opportunities that will provide students with the most authentic learning experiences possible. With students’ hyper-exposure to the growing…
ED programs set to lose another $3 billion
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to cut almost $3 billion in education funding for the remainder of the fiscal year, according to a document obtained by Politico.…
Wisconsin launches online CTE school
Online learning provider K12 Inc. announced the opening of Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin, an online career and technical education (CTE) high school in Wisconsin using the curriculum…
7 innovative 3D printers for the classroom
We recently rounded up seven 3D printers targeted toward educators and students, from big to tabletop-size, from pricey to affordable.