Sparkfun Electronics at IT-oLogy/POSSCON: Technology Credits Available—Educators Invited

Educators are invited to attend POSSCON 2013, which is scheduled for March 27 & 28 at IT-oLogy in Columbia.  POSSCON is an annual conference featuring open source software and hardware.  In 2012 approximately 600 people attended from 20 states, including many educators. 

At POSSCON, Sparkfun Electronics, the extremely popular distributor of the Arduino and seller of electronic components, will be offering Wednesday (March 27) sessions on "STEM in Schools" and “Open Hardware with GitHub”.  They will also be offering two two-hour workshops on Thursday, March 28.  The Thursday morning workshop will be "Soldering with Simon" and the…

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ETV Civil Rights and Social Justice Youth Media Summit

South Carolina ETV, the statewide public television network, has a strong record of community service that includes civil rights programming, youth media literacy projects and technology training for teachers. In a state with dropout numbers consistently among the worst in the country, ETV is committed to identifying and implementing solutions to address the high school dropout crisis. Since early 2012 we have taken part in the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) sponsored public media initiative, American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen. Now, in collaboration with Write/Right to Change of Clemson University’s Strom Thurmond Institute, we have developed a new…

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StoryCorps: Eyes on the Stars—Ron McNair—“But First, He Was a Kid with Big Dreams…”

On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff.  On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina. View the animation.

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Carolina Careers for February 2013—Full Program and Segments Now Available on Career Aisle

Full Program Description

February is Career and Technology Education Month as well as Job Shadowing Month in South Carolina!  This month on Carolina Careers, we will review both events and share ways to enhance your CTE enrollment and your school’s work-based learning numbers.

Creating a Career with the Media Arts in Mind, Part 5 will continue our intriguing interview with South Carolina media arts specialists on their career pathways.…

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Global Education Day

On April 12, 2013, students from across South Carolina will experience the world at Global Education Day, which is also the kick-off event for the weekend long 18th Annual Columbia International Festival.

Dedicated exclusively to children, Global Education Day integrates fun and learning for a hands-on engagement with cultural richness in our communities. The focus for 2013's Global Education Day is South Asia, but will also include more than fifty other countries across Africa, Asia, the Carribean, Central America, Europe, and South America. At least sixty exhibitors will showcase many items from their native regions, including arts, crafts, and…

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Lynn P. Moody, Superintendent of Rock Hill Schools, Discusses Their iRock Initiative

"We believe it is our responsibility to inspire and motivate students to be continuous learners. We know the needs of the future are different from the needs of the past and this requires us to transform how we teach.  We are not afraid to learn with our students in creating these new learning experiences. As a result of this work, we will ensure our students are problem…

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