Category Archives: Podcasts

A Brentwood Magnet Elementary teacher assigned his fifth graders the task of writing a persuasive article from a selected group of topics. Ra’Shawd decided to write about the benefits of providing cash incentives to students for good grades. He shared … Continue reading →

Holly Ridge Middle student Phoenix Williams entered a photograph in the Wake County PTA Council Reflections Art competition this year. He earned an award for his photography skills. The National PTA annually conducts the art competition asking students to write, … Continue reading →

Two Mills Park Middle teachers are continuing their education through the University of Miami Global Field Program. A highlight of the degree program is summer studies where the teachers join scientists, community leaders and others at conservation hotspots around the world for … Continue reading →

Centennial Campus Magnet Middle students learned about managing risks at Riskfest, an experience provided by the USDA Risk Management Agency. Students learned how they could play an active role in managing risks. They visited a number of stations to learn … Continue reading →

Dillard Drive Elementary student Emily Wollum entered a movie in the Wake County PTA Council Reflections Art competition this year. She earned an award for her film making. The National PTA annually conducts the art competition asking students to write, … Continue reading →

Students at Heritage Elementary made a visit to see the NC Symphony in the Meymandi Concert Hall and heard conductor William Henry Curry discuss the musicians and their instruments. When they returned to the school, teachers asked the students to … Continue reading →

Students at Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School enjoyed FMA Live! on April 19. FMA Live! is a hip-hop science education program designed to excite middle school students about science and math by teaching Sir Isaac Newton’s Three Laws of … Continue reading →

Sanderson High School will present the critically acclaimed Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps by Donald McCullough at the school on Tuesday, May 1. Professional soloists will join narrators and Sanderson’s award-winning chorus, accompanied by piano and cello, to perform … Continue reading →

Washington Magnet Elementary teachers spent months working with their students to help them learn about respect. They started by covering the “R”s on posters in the building. As students began to ask questions about the covered letters, teachers explained that … Continue reading →

Wake Forest Rolesville High special education teacher Bradley Demmin is one of four first year teachers to be honored with the 2012 WCPSS Diane Kent Parker First Year Teacher Award. The school system will present the award to Demmin, Abigail Brown of … Continue reading →