Electrifying Learning
DHS Chemistry teacher Dahlya Lusk, understands the importance of hands-on demonstrations in teaching scientific concepts. With the help of a…
Choose Your Seat
Every child learns differently, a reality that teachers encounter every day. With the help of a DEF grant, classrooms in…
Playin’ (and Learnin’) in the Rain
College Heights Pre-K teacher Angela Gabriel, wanted a way to promote outside play for her students, even when it’s wet.…
Moving through Space
How do we really learn a concept? By doing and getting our whole bodies involved! The 2nd grade classes at…
West African Drums
F.AVE music teacher Nick Brooks wanted to bring World Music Drumming curriculum to his fourth and fifth grade students to give…
Looking at the Stars
As part of their science unit on celestial bodies and their effects on the Earth, the second graders from Glennwood Elementary attended…
Robot Take-Over
Walking down the hall the first week of school at Decatur High and you might see students staring at their phones...but it’s…
U-Phone-E-what?
The Renfroe Middle School Band was in need of a new euphonium, (a brass instrument that is somewhat smaller than a…
Cigar Guitar
Pair the science of sound with a hands-on guitar-making activity and you’ve got a recipe for student engagement. Third grade students…
Making Meals & Practicing Skills
Intervention teacher Desiree Cabrices wanted to give her students a fun activity they could do together every Friday that would help allow…
Automatic for the People
The future is robotics --at least that's what the students at F.AVE think! The F.AVE Robotics Program has grown exponentially in recent years, and…
REACH Mentee attends Coding Camp
Eighth grader REACH mentee Maha Sidi, received a DEF grant to attend the Alexia iDTech camp at Georgia Tech this summer. This…