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Tom Heck, EPICS K-12 Coordinator at Purdue University, interviews Dan Zavaleta and his students at Desert Vista High School in Arizona. Learn how Dan's students are building solar lighting solutions for people living in remote villages in the Pacific islands. Dan is an experienced teacher who uses the EPICS curriculum to teach engineering and design. This is the first in a series of educator interviews with EPICS teachers.
-- WHEN: Wednesday October 1, 2014
-- TIME: Starts at 6:30 pm Eastern (3:30 pm Pacific) and runs 60 minutes. Includes Q&A with the teacher and students.
-- WHERE: CLICK HERE to join this live event! This is a webinar!
-- HOW: We're using Google Hangouts On Air and you'll get to ask questions live during the event.
-- WHY: Teachers in schools all over the US are using the EPICS curriculum to teach engineering and design in an authentic way. This is the first in a series of live and interactive webinars where educators and students will be featured giving the rest of the EPICS community an opportunity to ask questions, learn, and celebrate.
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of our EPICS High Schools, Ironwood HS in Arizona
is up for a $100,000 Farmers Insurance grant and needs your vote to win! Please take one minute and cast your vote! Thanks!
Here’s the link and instructions.
https://www.thankamillionteachers.com/
Click on Vote for a proposal.
Click Vote for a $100,000 proposal.
Scroll down and look for Mark Adams, Ironwood HS Click on the VOTE button.
Enter email address and check the over 18 years old box.
Click on SUBMIT.
It will send a verification email to the account you used.
Click on Verify the vote on your email account. It’s important that you verify the vote!
Vote every 24 hours.
Voting goes from October 1st through November 30th.
