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TEACHING ™ In this issue of Teaching Today MN
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Beyond the Classroom: ACE Mentor Programs Makerspace Opens Doors to a New World
Open the Walls to Career Exploration . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 of Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15
PUBLISHER/EDITOR: Renee Feight
EDITOR: Andria Reinke Stillwater Students Construct Connections . . . . . . . . Page 4 White Bear Lake, Putting Students in
PAGE COMPOSITION: Andrew Clausen SMS Students Shine at National STEM the Driver’s Seat ........................... Page 17
WEBMASTER: Scott Bayerl Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 BHS Automotive Program Receives National
SPECIAL ASSISTANT: Allie Zacharias LEARN2BUILD Demolishes Gender Stigmas Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17
Please direct articles, advertising, in The Construction Trades .................... Page 6 Rogers Small Business Owner Brings
questions or comments to: Wealth of Experience, Service to ISD 728 . . . . . . . Page 18
Teaching Today MN™ Urgent! Electricians Needed! .................... Page 7
PO Box 1704 Community Partnerships Foster Real-World SDSU CIM Student Focus: Anthony “Tony” Valland . Page 20
Eau Claire,WI 54702 Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 2024 Youth Skills Training Grant Recipients . . . . . . . Page 20
Phone/Fax 715-839-7074
www.teachingtodaymn.com Careers in Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 RAHS Auto Shop Provides Career Experience
Please direct all inquiries to: Irondale Work Based Learning Coordinator and Affordable Services ..................... Page 22
renee@teachingtodaymn.com Angela Zappa Pairs Tech Ed Courses and Minneapolis educator Tracy Byrd is 2024
Teaching Today MN™ is an independent Career Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10 Minnesota Teacher of the Year ................ Page 23
publication for educators. Spanier Earns Outstanding Teacher Award Highwood Hills Elementary Principal Dr.
The opinions expressed in Teaching Today MN™ from Project Lead The Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10 Fatima Lawson Named Minnesota 2024
are not necessarily the opinions of Teaching Today NAESP National Distinguished Principal ........ Page 24
MN™. We reserve the right to edit any and all From Popsicle Stick Miniatures to Carpentry:
materials submitted due to grammar, content and The Story of a Brooklyn Center High MHS Career Academy’s Heigaard Earns
space allowances. Articles, photos and artwork School Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12 Statewide Teaching Award ................... Page 24
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be released by the submitter for publication. Technology, Engineering & Careers (TEC) Finalists for 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year ... Page 25
Teaching Today WI™ Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13 District Indian Education Teacher Wins
Teaching Today MN™ William’s Journey into Engineering and Outstanding Elementary Teacher of the
Transportation Today WI™ Robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13 Year Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25
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