—By Christine Beverly, Golden Apple Fellow 2008 & Golden Apple Academy Chair— Public school. Most people think public schools are just paid for by their public tax dollars. Full stop and end of discussion. The word “public” does, indeed, mean funded...
—by Cheryl Leung, Golden Apple Fellow— The aroma of freshly baking cookies filled the kitchen. The timer buzzed and I reached into the heat of the oven to pull out a pan of giant chocolate chip cookies. As I placed them on a rack on the counter to...
—by Cheryl Leung, Golden Apple Fellow— While remote learning certainly presents many challenges, it has offered me an unexpected gift. It is a gift of great worth that came as a complete surprise. Having done remote learning in the spring...
—by Cheryl Kerby, Golden Apple Fellow— When I was first approached about starting a Robotics Club for our school, I never dreamed how it would evolve and couldn’t imagine the impact it would have on my students. It began because Intel offered $500...
—by Cheryl Leung, Golden Apple Fellow— “When will I ever use this?” Instead of giving students a litany of ways they will use math in the real world, it can sometimes be more powerful to let them actually experience how math comes into play in very real...
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