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NWPE Members & Students Excel at Mars Rover Competition
posted by: Cindy Omlin | July 03, 2014, 05:28 pm   

Congratulations to NWPE members Darlene Frates and Beth Brubaker at North Idaho STEM Charter Academy who led their students to capture seven of 11 awards at the Idaho TECH Mars Rover Challenge held at the University of Idaho on May 2!  Student teams from grades 4-6 competed in the science and engineering design competition by building a Mars Rover using a LEGO kit provided by the NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium.  The Consortium sponsored the event. Each rover went through a number of design challenges including: Hill climb, blind driving, speed test and rock collection. The 27  student teams also gave presentations explaining their design process.    

 
Donna Sulfridge, NWPE member appointed to Idaho PSC
posted by: Cindy Omlin | June 23, 2014, 05:04 pm   


Congratulations to Donna Sulfridge, NWPE member in the Mountain Home School District.  Nominated by Northwest Professional Educators, the Idaho State Board of Education appointed Donna to represent the elementary classroom position on the Idaho Professional Standards Commission (PSC) at their June 18-19 board meeting.

 
Brad Veile, NWPE member, honored as elite Holocaust educator
posted by: Cindy Omlin | June 19, 2014, 05:14 pm   

Congratulations to NWPE member, Bradley Veile, a teacher at Lakeside High School in Plummer, ID.  Brad is participating in the twelve day Memorial Library Summer Seminar in New York City from June 21 – July 2, 2014.  Brad is one of 24 teachers from across the nation chosen to participate in the seminar through a competitive, national application process.  The focus of this year’s seminar is Holocaust Education, a topic with which Brad has been involved since 1991.

 
Teacher Resource Center: Add Games into Your Classroom
posted by: Ruthie | June 13, 2014, 02:39 pm   


Each month, we scour the web to find the best resources for teachers.  This month, we’re looking at ways to add more games into your classroom:

 
NWPE Leadership Collaborates with AAE Leaders
posted by: Cindy Omlin | June 09, 2014, 04:01 pm   


Brenda Miller NWPE Regional Director for Idaho, and Cindy Omlin, NWPE Executive Director, recently met with Gary Beckner, AAE Founder and Executive Director, Alix Freeze, AAE Senior Director of Communications and Advocacy, and Colin Sharkey, AAE Senior Director of National Projects, at the AAE offices in Mission Viejo, CA, for additional training and planning to grow and serve educators in the Northwest. Leaders of  theAAE state partner in Colorado joined the collaboration us as well. 

 
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