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A View from the Inside

by Kraft, Jerome

Jerome Kraft, who was recently hired to work at Boeing's C-17 program, offers some insight into being a new engineer in a huge corporation...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-05
• Keywords:Best Practices

21st Century Engineering Education at Marquette University

by Craig, Kevin

Marquette University's Kevin Craig writes about a much-needed transformation in how faculty and students view learning about engineering...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-05
• Keywords:Best Practices

Technical College Engages Interest, Leads to Retention

The associate Dean of Business and IT at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), Joe Jacobsen, describes how MATC works to interest students in math and science, and retain them once they're involved in these classes...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-05
• Keywords:Best Practices

STEMing Improvement and a Note About Education Brief

The importance of provoking interest, then retaining students in math, science, technology and engineering careers is discussed. Plus, some exciting news about the future of the newsletter...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-05
• Keywords:Best Practices

MSOE: STEMing the Education Gap

by Misko, Thor

Thor Misko, Milwaukee School of Engineering's affiliate director of Project Lead The Way (PLTW), writes about the school's efforts to engage students in STEM careers through such activities as PLTW, SMART Teams and hands-on learning...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-05
• Keywords:Best Practices

Project Lead The Way at Muskego High School

by LaFleur, John

The associate principal at Muskego High School, John LaFleur, writes about the school's efforts to interest students in STEM careers through PLTW...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-05
• Keywords:Best Practices

A Journey Without End

by McKinney, John E.

John E. McKinney, superintendent of Danville Schools in Danville, IN, writes about how the district staff has implemented continuous quality improvement (CQI) through many means, including student-led conferences, a teacher training induction program and..

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-03
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement

The Times They Are A-Changin?

In this issue, three superintendents write about districtwide plans and changes to modernize student learning...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-03
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement

Problem Solvers of the Future

by Holliday, Terry

Terry Holliday, the keynote speaker of this year's Leadership Summit, writes about how Iredell-Statesville Schools in Statesville, NC, have been using plan-do-check-act cycles and management framework to turn students into problem-solvers...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-03
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement

Remodeling 101

by Hassler, Robert D.

This article, by Robert D. Hassler, superintendent of North Penn School District in Lansdale, PA, describes how the district is using the effective schools and Baldrige models to produce higher student achievement and organizational efficiencies...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2008-03
• Keywords:Continuous Improvement