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This past Wednesday was Armstrong Middle School’s 2020 Hour Of Code. Students were given the option of choosing from 23 hour-long sessions that were run concurrently three times for each grade level. The sessions were run by the Tiger Techs and students from the Armstrong News Network. Students who completed … Read more...
ASU representatives, Kimberly Reynolds and Nicholas Matula visited FDR to support educators in using technology within their content areas. While visiting, the representatives also met with teachers to provide training with 3D printers and VR/AR. They helped the Tiger Techs hone their skills with the 3D printers … Read more...
DOW Chemical scientists visited Keystone Elementary to share their career paths with students. Students were excited to ask questions and do an experiment with the leadership team from DOW. There was smiles and laughter as the students discovered the chemical properties of artificial snow and “goo.” Scientists shared how … Read more...
Ellen Labrecque, local children’s author for the Who Was series, visited Keystone Elementary. Students had a chance to learn about the commercial aspects of being an author. Students also fielded some ideas for the author for future Who Was candidates. Young authors were excited to start their own books.
Bristol Township School District teachers participated in CTiA (Computational Thinking in Action) training. The training was provided by the University of Pennsylvania’s GSE EXACT program in conjunction with the Bucks County Intermediate Unit. This project was funded by Governor Wolf’s PASmart Advancing Grant. The PASmart Grant is intended to increase … Read more...
Kudos to the BTSD tech team as they sanitize, prepare, barcode and deploy thousands of devices to our students. What does is take to get a Chromebook in the hands of a BTSD student? Devices are retrieved from a building, a diagnostics software check, a hardware review. sanitize, barcode and … Read more...
The Hour of Code is a global event occurring this year from December 9th-15th. Computers are everywhere, changing every industry on the planet, but fewer than half of all schools teach computer science. Girls and minorities are underrepresented in computer science classes, and in the tech … Read more...
What is it like to be a heavy equipment operator? Armstrong Middle School students found out courtesy of Meyer Construction’s augmented reality truck.
Students were guided through simulations of equipment operation. Students were enthralled by the experience. Bristol Township School District strives to partner with industry to prepare students for the … Read more...
Bristol Township School District is partnering with Bristol Cares Coalition for community outreach. The latest project was a Town Hall on Equity, Race and Racism. Truman High School Junior, Dahlia Gumaa sat on a distinguished panel of Civil Rights community leaders. Dahlia has participated in several Black Lives Matters events. … Read more...
Truman High School Senior, Josh Rosenthal, is interning for Communications Solutions this year. As a part of his internship, he is developing and hosting, Tiger Talk, a monthly podcast on Spotify. Josh talks with administrators, teachers and students about trending topics in the district. Josh is gaining valuable work experience … Read more...
Ms. Amy Waldron’s 1st grade class has an opportunity everyday to stretch and grow their STEM muscles. “We love working in our science books! This was one of the chapter experiments to see if light could pass through milk! Prior to this, we studied all about types of energy, light … Read more...
Bristol Township School District is focusing on Social Emotional Learning and development. This school year started with intensive professional development for BTSD teachers for Responsive Classroom and Trauma informed instruction. Teachers and administrators participated in interactive workshops and discussion. The training provided the District with a common language and strategy … Read more...
Bristol Township School District is focusing on Social Emotional Learning and development. This school year started with intensive professional development for BTSD teachers for Responsive Classroom and Trauma Informed Instruction. Teachers and administrators participated in interactive workshops and discussion. The training provided the District with a … Read more...
DOW Scientists volunteered to form an advisory panel for Keystone Elementary 5th graders. Ms. Jahani’s class is competing in the We are Innovators Project Based Learning Competition. www.we.org Students research real world problems and solutions. Students presented their projects as DOW scientists provided feedback.… Read more...
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