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Why This Mid-Sized North Carolina District Is Rethinking Its Approach to Edtech Procurement

ED Surge

Caldwell County Schools is a mid-sized public school district in northwestern North Carolina. We've got to really pair curriculum and technology together to make sure we're getting the software that works for our district and achieves what we want to achieve. Something that hinders us here in Caldwell County is the geography.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

Futurum

Talk like a geographic information systems expert Cartography — map making Environmental justice — ensuring equitable access to the environment for all people. I went to university to study geography, then started a master’s in meteorology. I’ve been working for the EPA for 30 years, and it’s been a great career.

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Social solutions for socio-economic issues

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The next step involves implementing schemes and programmes that can support people living in poverty and help them to achieve financial security. In rural communities, on the other hand, access to these basic needs can be harder to come by. Rural communities are often cut off from much of the money that moves around in the big cities.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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Across Peru, thousands of people do not have access to clean water or efficient transport links. Access to water and sanitation are fundamental human rights. By combining engineering and human rights disciplines, he is researching the links between access to transport and the inequalities facing Peruvians today.

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The Mediterranean way: changing diets to extend lifespans

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Limited access to healthy food is a significant contributor to this trend.” To change this trend, it is essential to make healthier foods more accessible and to encourage behavioural changes in those people with unhealthy diets. “We Alice’s team has worked hard to make Good Bowls as accessible as possible.

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Classroom resources for the new school year

Futurum

Geography Geographical information systems (GIS) – This article introduces students to a wide range of people who use GIS in their jobs, then students can learn how to use GIS software to visually display data with maps. Economic geography – Professor Sarah Hall is studying the effects of Brexit on financial services.

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From a Week of Computer Science to A Year of Possibilities

STEM Next

This year’s theme, Celebrating Success, highlights achievements over the past 10 years. . Deaf Kids Code facilitated a project-based learning opportunity in a deaf program in Chicago Public schools hosted by Cook Biotech. These include lessons that don’t need access to computers from You for Youth. Photo credit: Deaf Kids Code.