Transitioning the 24th annual All Girls / All Math high school summer camp to an online experience turned into a lesson in creative adaptation. Program coordinators knew they had to incorporate effective activities into the weeklong schedule, enabling the 15 participants to form close friendships. Continue reading…
Dan Schaben’s mix of humility and willingness to try innovative methods of robotics in his rural Nebraska classroom is why he has been named a 2020-2021 Lemelson-MIT Excite Award recipient. The Excite Award honors 25 K-12 educators who exhibit outstanding work facilitating project-based programs. Continue reading…
Learning in place reaches 340 registrations
The summer of 2020 was all about learning in place. As all summer courses at UNL moved online, our NMSSI and associated courses were revamped to be held anywhere from two to eight weeks online, either meeting synchronously or asynchronously.
NMSSI courses, grant courses and courses required for degrees welcomed 190 students in NebraskaMATH and NebraskaSCIENCE for a total of 340 registrations in 24 courses. Sixteen educators from outside of Nebraska joined 161 distinct Cornhusker State teachers on this online journey.
Take a course online this fall through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, to earn graduate credit toward a Master of Arts for Teachers degree from Mathematics to earn graduate hours for teaching dual credit and community college courses. Register before Aug. 17 to avoid any late fees. Continue reading…
Lisa Bohaty, computer science teacher at East Butler Public Schools and member of the first cohort of the AIR@NE grant, has been selected to receive a $2,000 Voya Unsung Heroes® award. Continue reading…
When Western Nebraska Community College introduced the STEM CONNECT scholarship program, Gracey Perez knew she had to apply. Perez, a Computer Science major from Gordon, Nebraska, was looking for ways to help pay for her valuable education. Continue reading…
Portal Elementary 5th grade teacher, Kara Garcia, was recognized as “PLCS Staff is PLCS Great” by Papillion La Vista Community Schools on May 7. Garcia, a graduate of the Primarily Math program, is described as caring, silly, fun, energetic, positive and more. Continue reading…
Congratulations to teacher Mary Beth Kilnoski, who was awarded the 5th grade Falcon Award and the first-ever Sharon Parker Award from OPS middle school R M Marrs. Continue reading…