Date: 2009 Topic: Charter Schools Tucson is home to 3 Sonoran School campuses: -Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson K-12 (main campus) -Sonoran Science Academy - Broadway K-8 -Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan 6-9 In 2009, Sonoran Science Academy was chosen as the "Charter School of the Year" by the Arizona Charter School Association. "Excellence in Public Education"
Edutopia.org has a new Schools That Work package about differentiated instruction at Mesquite Elementary in Tucson, Arizona. We'll show you how Mesquite Elementary School developed a teaching strategy that turned their school around in just six months, and that continues to prove out its effectiveness. Mix teacher collaboration and innovative leadership with a big dose of differentiated instruction, and you've got Mesquite Elementary's winning recipe. Visit www.edutopia.org for more information.
Paragon Science Academy Introductory Video (2011)
In this segment, Sonoran Science Academy sophomore and science fair award winner Stan Palasek shares his research on how cells metabolize sugar.
This clip aired on Tucson's Channel 13 (KOLD) back in early 2002. What started as a club is now offered as a class at Sonoran Science Academy Tucson's main campus. To learn more about our schools, please visit our webpage www.sonoranacademy.org "Excellence In Public Education"
To coincide with the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair, AZPM has presented a series of profiles that highlight original research students conduct every day. In this segment, high schooler and already accomplished conservationist Augustus Woodrow-Tomizuka discusses his research on flatworms.
Date: 2009 Topic: Geocaching "Excellence In Public Education"
Date: 2009 Source: Channel 4 (KVOA) Topic: Engaged and Investigative learning; Science Classroom; Girls in Science related fields
Date: 2009 Topic: Charter Schools Tucson is home to 3 Sonoran School campuses: -Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson K-12 (main campus) -Sonoran Science Academy - Broadway K-8 -Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan 6-9 In 2009, Sonoran Science Academy was chosen as the "Charter School of the Year" by the Arizona Charter School Association. "Excellence in Public Education"
An Arizona State University professor sees a bright future for video games in the learning process - in and out of school. See more about the future of education, including youth profiles, at our Digital Generation Project: www.edutopia.org