Special section: Oklahoma City charter school, ASTEC, rides academic success from its mall location. . . . Also in the August-September issue:
- Supporting a nontraditional movement in education (Letter from the Executive Editor) – p. 2
- There’s no school like the new school (Curriculum Perspective) – p. 3
- Featured product/activity (CO2 dragsters):
- Dimple derby – p. 4
- Technology Student Association National Championships – p. 5
- One-stop shop for CO2 racing fun-damentals! – p. 6
- Former math teacher continues to help students – p. 8
- Graphic artists focus on more than words – p. 9
- Mom could learn from lean development – p. 10
- Pitsco Education and Diversified Educational Systems – p. 10
- Essay contest returns – p. 11
- The Social Network:
- Pitsco Education’s Facebook page – p. 12
- Seeing is believing (YouTube) – p. 13
- ASTEC, an Oklahoma City charter school on the rise (view entire section):
- Chartering a new path – p. 15
- Benchmark testing reveals marked improvement – p. 16
- Founder Dr. Freda Deskin aims high and hits the mark – p. 18
- Getting past the fear of presentations – p. 20
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Another alternative form of education (Trends in Education) – p. 21
- Charters dare to dream in glorious color (Funding Opportunities) – p. 22
- Science fairs:
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- Hypothesis: science fairs foster growth – p. 24
- State runner-up in science! – p. 25
- Think outside the kit – p. 26
- From science fairs to science greats – p. 27
- Alternative thinking leads to new T-Bot design – p. 28
- Brownsville principal nets statewide award – p. 28
- Our solutions at a glance – p. 29
- Your mission: another successful year (Missions Customer Service) – p. 30
- Welcome back; let us help you get started (Modules Customer Service) – p. 30
- Creative tower solves storage issue – p. 31
- Walt Jones voted Utah ITEA teacher of the year – p. 31
- Experiencing math is the difference; improved algebra test scores – p. 32
- Kids respond to ‘different’ kind of algebra – p. 33
- Wii makes Fitness Analysis Harbor fun and educational – p. 34
- Here’s your getting started cheat sheet (Suites Customer Service) – p. 35
- Pitsco Education at upcoming shows/conferences – p. 36