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Flights of fancy

Adam Galvan | October 11, 2018

The Aerospace Engineering and Aviation Technology program at Duval High School in Maryland recently graduated its first class of 43 students. For a senior research project, one of those students met with third-graders at an area elementary school. She used music and dance to teach the students the forces of flight—lift, thrust, drag and weight. […]

CTE keys to success

Adam Galvan | October 11, 2018

School: Duval High School (Prince George's County, Md.) Program: Aerospace Engineering and Aviation Technology Highlights: From 100 to 150 students participate in the four-year program that prepares them to take the FAA air traffic controller exam and, in the near future, obtain a drone pilot's license. Areas of study include meteorology, engineering communications, aerospace and […]

Behind every good robot … is a CTE student

Adam Galvan | October 11, 2018

To give students experience flying larger drones, educators at Duval High School near Washington, D.C., got creative. Federal Aviation Administration security restrictions limit unmanned aeronautic flights over sensitive locations. "We are building an addition to the school that will allow us to fly drones inside" says Christina Howland, coordinator of the four-year Aerospace Engineering and […]

Making a school safety plan for the 'most likely' threats

JD Solomon | October 11, 2018

Most schools have adopted emergency plans to respond to active shooter events. But in a new book, Amanda Klinger reports that these plans often don't address more likely situations such as severe weather, chemical spills or health crises. Most schools have adopted emergency plans to respond to active shooter events. But Amanda Klinger says these plans often […]

Transportation drives the multitiered support bus for K12

October 10, 2018

Leaders at Madison County Public Schools spent two years creating and improving tiered student support systems. For this work, we earned the Virginia Department of Education's Distinction in Implementation of Behavioral Interventions in 2017. We developed multilevel approaches to improve student academic performance, behavior and attendance. Teachers worked diligently to develop effective classroom systems by […]

Quiz: Name analysis

Matt Zalaznick | October 09, 2018

Educators and administrators should ask themselves these questions to determine whether they're respecting identities and cultures by learning students' and staff members' names. LINK TO MAIN ARTICLE: Making name pronunciation a priority in K12 education Matt Zalaznick is senior associate editor.