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Embracing Change in Education: An interview with Rob Payo

Thursday, March 18, 2021 For Immediate Release Embracing Change in Education: An interview with Rob Payo Quincy, MA & Denver, CO – Rob Payo, Director of K-12 Education [...]

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Berkshire-Area Teachers Explore Biomimicry Innovations

Monday, September 9, 2019 For Immediate Release Berkshire-Area Teachers Explore Biomimicry Innovations Great Barrington, MA – Why might an engineer want to watch the movements of an animal? [...]

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“It was great to learn about how other teachers do things and find success.” – Fitchburg Public Schools Teacher

“Thank you so much. This has been an EXCELLENT course and I hope to take many more in the future.”
– Winchester Public Schools Teacher

“I am thinking a lot about how to make my lessons more engaging and more authentic as a result of today’s activities. I am also thinking of how to integrate phenomena learning into my classroom. I see how cool it is and how good it could be for engagement and learning.” – Easton Public Schools Teacher

“I loved this workshop! I was excited to go back for a second day when usually I can’t wait to leave from the first day in most workshops I attend. I hope to get more comfortable with using the Arduino and coding so that I can get some of my students interested too!” – Engaging Students in the Engineering Design Process Using Sensors Participant