An Unexpected Gift

An Unexpected Gift

—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...
Why Robots?

Why Robots?

—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...
The Mason-Dixon Line

The Mason-Dixon Line

—by Del Hansen, Honorary Golden Apple Council Member—   The settlement of a heated land dispute among the British colonies of Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania in 1767 resulted in a compromise called the Mason-Dixon Line, named for the surveyors...
Out of My Element

Out of My Element

—by Chris Speck, Golden Apple Fellow—   I had the most memorable teacher after I finished with school. I had been accepted into the Research Experience for Teachers Program at UNM and was assigned to Tim Boyle’s Lab at Sandia National Labs’ Advanced...