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Halfway there

So it is officially halfway through the month of November! That has meant 15 daily posts from me so far (scroll down to catch any you may have missed). Lots of posts as well from my partners in crime (or … Continue reading

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NAF PLC Seminar

Today I was away from my school and my students, attending a conference. It was held by the National Academy Foundation (NAF) at Baltimore’s NAF High School. So, pretty close as conferences go! It was a first-time gathering attempting to … Continue reading

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Breakfast

A few weeks ago we held our first Industry Partners Breakfast. We invited some engineers from industry and higher education whom we had worked closely with in the past. We also extended the invitation to acquaintances that we thought might … Continue reading

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Who Knows Where the Time Goes

Just about every teacher I know has been feeling overwhelmed recently. Come into work at 7:30 in the morning, leave at 7:30 at night with lots of tasks still not finished, laid out on the desk for the next day. … Continue reading

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At the Fair

Today was the School Choice Fair! 5th and 8th graders, along with their families, made the trek to Poly High School to learn about all the different high school and middle school options that Baltimore City Public Schools has to … Continue reading

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Catapult Battleship, or Adults Like Having Fun Too!

Our school is working toward becoming an Academy of Engineering site, for which reason four of us from that academy attended the National Academy Foundation (NAF) Conference. The best session at the NAF conference that I attended was one on … Continue reading

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