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Coding Camp @ PSU Beaver

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Learn to create content, not just consume it! Acquire basic programming skills, create computer programs with loops and events, and write algorithms for everyday tasks. Coding allows you to create content and learn how to participate in projects like creating your own Google logo and other activities at code.org. Learn how to import your code into Minecraft: Education Edition to bring your own creations to life in the real game to build new worlds. Using Code.org students will learn to collaborate with others in meaningful ways to investigate different problem-solving techniques, persist in the face of difficult tasks, and learn about internet safety. You will also learn important critical thinking skills necessary to gain a better understanding of computer science to carry over to other subjects. Details Ages: 7-10 Dates:…

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iDTech Camps

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Carnegie Mellon University plays host to the iD Tech Camps and iD Coding & AI Academy during the summer. iD Tech Camps are weeklong co-Ed experiences with courses to fit any interest. From robotics to programing to movie making your 7-17 year old will have a blast as a beginner or advanced camper. iD Coding & AI Acedemy summer programming is for those looking for a more intense , pre-collegiate, experience that includes overnight stays on campus. Checkout Camp Offerings

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Quality Education Council Announces Meeting

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The Beaver County Partnership’s Quality Education Council (QEC), composed of approximately 50 members of the education community in Beaver County, is conducting a feasibility study of the county’s public K-12 school structure. The study addresses the sustainability and infrastructure of the current configuration of our 14 school districts, the county’s declining population and the ability to provide high-quality, equitable educational resources for all Beaver County students. The first two phases of the study have been completed and the results have been presented to district superintendents and school board directors. Now, the QEC is ready to communicate these results to all citizens of Beaver County. Please join us as we take the first step in an open and respectful dialogue so that all Beaver County residents have a shared understanding of…

Feb192020 by webadminNo Comments

2019 Great Idea Mini-Grants Awarded

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Great Idea Mini-Grants 2019-20 Great Idea Mini-Grant awardees are now posted to the BCET website. Of the 63 submissions, the BCET was able to fund 37 of them in large part thanks to Lincoln Learning Solutions. In all, over $25,000 in mini-grant money has been awarded for great ideas for the 2019-20 school year. Check out the list 2019 Mini-Grants by District

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Reading Paw-tners

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This project is designed to integrate reading assistance dogs into the classroom as reading companions. My intention is to find people who will allow their therapy dogs to match up with struggling readers in an effort to develop literacy while making connects in a therapeutic context. Programs such as these have been successful in other areas of the country (R.E.A.D in Tallahassee is an amazing program to immolate). While developing a pleasure for reading, children will learn to care for dogs, find social and emotional strength, and develop functional life skills. NEEDS: The students’ needs addressed will vary. There are educational needs, such as reading and literacy, and basic skill needs, such as doing laundry and caring for the dog's needs. There are social needs being met that involve interacting…