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Mark Ragonton, a Molokai seventh grader, holds the teamâs robot that will be competing at the 2021 VEX Robotics Remote World Championship in May. Photos courtesy of Edwin Mendija
Despite having to learn and construct a robot remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Molokai students persevered to qualify for the 2021 VEX Robotics Remote World Championship.
Eighth graders Maesilyn Yuen and Kalau’ihi Kaai and seventh graders Genesis Nakihei and Mark Ragonton spent the COVID-restricted season passing a robot back and forth between their homes, learning and building remotely with each other.
“I think things ran pretty smoothly, even if we were just talking online and not seeing each other for like three days,” Yuen said during a Zoom call last week. ” . . . That’s one of my favorite things about VEX, is meeting a bunch of different people and I also get to learn more things about STEM, which is always fun to do.”
New What School Could Be Platform Launches, Providing Educators with a Vibrant Online Community for Collaboration and School Transformation
Secure social network is biggest advance yet for founder Ted Dintersmith in his mission to support teacher-led innovations that elevate learning and life outcomes
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EARLYSVILLE, Va., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Education change agent Ted Dintersmith formally launched the What School Could Be platform today – the most ambitious step yet in a decade-long effort to support grassroots educators in their mission to elevate learning and life outcomes for their students. The platform – which is free – gives change-minded K-12 educators access to professional development and coaching, proven resources, and regular events with the goal of accelerating school transformation post-COVID-19. Most importantly, the platform offers innovative educators a way to connect with, and draw inspiration