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February 2012 - March 2012

Shaping Engineers in Texarkana, TX

Texarkana (Texas) Independent School District takes seriously the task of building engineers from K to 16, pooling necessary resources to give their students an edge. Also in the February-March 2012 issue of The Pitsco Network:

• Pitsco's approach to learning (Matt Frankenbery)
• Hear it. See it. Do it. Connect it. (Bill Holden)
• Blended Science:
• It fills the standards gap
• The recipe for a successful classroom
• A chance for success at every stage
• Learning styles: auditory, visual, kinesthetic
• The Social Network
• Some advice on social network privacy
• LEGO^®-inspired videos a treasure trove of curriculum ideas
• Scale model house kits
• Humanoid robot takes on life of its own (PJ Graham)
• Funding Opportunities: Completing the picture, staying the course
• An uplifting experience for scholarship winner
• Pitsco Math a welcome addition in Anson, NC
• STEM causing the tide to turn in education
• Texarkana ISD
• Building engineers . . . from K to 16
• Empowered girls aspire to engineering careers
• Administrators' Corner: 'I want Texarkana to continue to grow and thrive'  (Paul Norton)
• QR code activity deepens Module understanding
• An academic Facebook
• Robotics a fertile testing ground for engineers
• Guest column: Robotics opens student's mind to possibilities (Logan Porter)
• Guest column: No experience required for coach (Mark Patrick)
• Changing role of the teacher
• E-mail debate: What exactly is the teacher's role?
• Teacher connections: human touch is as important as ever
• Lab at first site
• Destination: Mars, an 'eggcellent' way to transport students to engineering
• Giving Prism its due (Missions Customer Service)
• Winning Suggestion: Invention of the Millennium
• Answers to those burning Synergy questions (Modules Customer Service)
• STEM Summit generates ideas for the future