OCDE to host summit aimed at providing teachers with skills to improve technology in classrooms Fermin Leal April 3, 2018Educators hoping to learn how to better incorporate technology into daily lessons while also improving their skills can attend Orange...
Weekly roundup: From adversity to honor rolls, state Academic Decathlon results, OC educators honored, and more Ian Hanigan March 30, 2018Lorena Cruz believes she might be a dropout statistic if not for the support she received at Laurel House, a...
Garden Grove’s Heritage Elementary to become a computer science academy in 2018-19 Ian Hanigan March 27, 2018Garden Grove Unified has partnered with a company called Code to the Future to transform one of its elementary campuses...
Weekly roundup: Students investigate simulated crime in CSI program, Academic Decathlon team prepares for state final, and more Fermin Leal March 23, 2018Twenty students from Thurston Middle School in Laguna Beach spent an afternoon this week aboard the Ocean Institute’s Pilgrim ship...
Robots compete in sumo, soccer and an obstacle course at La Habra City School District competition Ian Hanigan March 22, 2018The La Habra City School District held its second annual Robot Rally this week, drawing more than 80 tech-savvy students...
SLIDESHOW: Expo showcases the work of students in OCDE’s independent study program Ian Hanigan March 21, 2018A third-grader demonstrated the principles of animation using a zoetrope. An eighth-grader created an intricate Lego model of the Cassini–Huygens...
Magnet elementary school in Brea partners with Discovery Cube Orange County Ian Hanigan March 20, 2018Brea Olinda Unified’s first and only magnet school has entered into a new partnership with Discovery Cube Orange County that’s...
Weekly roundup: Student walkouts, National History Day, OC’s STEM courses, a middle school hoops tournament, and more Ian Hanigan March 16, 2018Our lead item in this week’s roundup is the story that made front pages across the country. Students from campuses...
New dashboard gives parents, community members a view of K-12 STEM courses across OC Ian Hanigan March 14, 2018A new website created by OC STEM in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education lets you quickly browse...
Weekly roundup: Custodian surprised with new car, students visit Blizzard campus and more Fermin Leal March 9, 2018Ever helpful Mater Dei custodian Victor Bautista was surprised with the new car he received as a special thanks for his...