What do you do with leftover construction materials? Build dog houses, of course! Students in Sara Laudenbach’s Project Lead the Way (PLTW) course at North Junior High School built sheds last spring for their service learning project. They built one shed for the school and will now sell additional sheds to help buy supplies for future … Read more
Do-re-mi and la-la-la have new meaning in District 742 this year. St. Cloud Area School District, through its community education program, started the 742 Youth Choir, an audition-based choir for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade. “It [youth choir] was really a perfect storm,” explains Stephanie Peterson, licensed coordinator of social studies and arts in 742. “I knew … Read more
Guest Bloggers: Kathryn Herrboldt and Angie Kalthoff All over St. Cloud Area School District students are integrating technology with learning. It is a vital step in the learning process as it prepares today’s students for tomorrow’s society. While secondary students use MacBooks and iPads for learning, elementary students use robots such as Dash and Dot, … Read more
Mark Weimer, technology education teacher at Apollo High School, comes from a family of teachers, the majority of them teaching math and English. However, growing up, becoming a high school teacher was the furthest thing from his mind. Weimer’s father, a previous industrial arts teacher, became his math teacher in seventh grade. “He [my dad] would … Read more
“If you can’t help someone, then don’t hurt [hinder] them,” says Ahmed Abdi, lead bilingual communication support specialist (BCSS) at St. Cloud Area School District 742. It is a motto that Abdi has lived by, a philosophy instilled in him by his father. Abdi was born in Somalia but grew up in Kenya due to … Read more
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