VIDEO: Students soar with solar-powered boats at 2016 Solar Cup Staff reports May 31, 2016When it comes to the 2016 Solar Cup, one student summed it for us: “You learn a lot and you...
Santiago High team takes first place in contest to build robots that can locate disaster survivors Ian Hanigan May 26, 2016A team of four students from Santiago High School in Garden Grove took first place at the Rescue Robotics Invitational at...
#Kindness1Billion: Tustin High juniors use 3-D printer to create prosthetic arm for fellow student Ian Hanigan May 17, 2016Tustin High was the first campus in Orange County to acquire a 3-D printer. Eight years later, it’s being utilized for...
Q&A: STEM director discusses educational technologies and classrooms of the future Ian Hanigan May 4, 2016Tom Turner’s title is an alphabet soup of abbreviations. He’s OCDE’s director of STEM CTE, which is short for Science,...
Beckman High School to host eighth annual SoCal Student Film Festival on April 30 Staff reports April 22, 2016Beckman High School in the Tustin Unified School District will host a national high school student film showcase and competition on...
Discovery Cube to host ocMaker Challenge Exhibit and Competition Staff reports April 18, 2016Heard of the ocMaker Challenge? It’s a STEM-based design competition that promotes creativity and innovation with this enterprising prompt for students: Design and build — or significantly...
OCDE upgrades internet speeds, becomes nation’s first K-12 educational entity to jump to 100 gbps Staff reports April 12, 2016Imagine expanding a bustling freeway from two lanes to 20. That’s essentially what just happened to OCDE’s internet highway, which...
VIDEO: Canyon High aviation program offers career paths through the wild blue yonder Ian Hanigan April 5, 2016You don’t need an altimeter to know Canyon High’s aviation program is soaring. Since taking off in 2014, the school’s...
VIDEO: Innovation Lab at Edison High carves out space for project-based learning Ian Hanigan April 1, 2016OK, here’s another entry for the “We Wish This Were Around When We Were in High School” file. Teachers and...
Valencia High School gearing up to host regional FIRST Robotics Competition Staff reports March 29, 2016This battle of the bots is billed as the “varsity sport for the mind.” And, for the first time, an Orange...