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| Frank
Klegon, Executive Vice President—Product Development, Chrysler LLC,
and the first place winner of the 2008 Walter P. Chrysler “Closing
the Technology Gap in Education” award in the elementary school category,
Jon Phillips of Jayno W. Adams Elementary School, posing with his trophies.
First Place—Elementary School Phillips used innovation and engineering concepts
in his first- and second-grade classrooms to introduce to his students
the concept of matter changing state. They designed “snow creatures,”
first as mock-ups made of clay, then as creations made of snow, all the
while monitoring how the snow creatures changed with time. Students learned
to observe, measure and record data as if they were scientists working
on a specific project. More... |
Frank
Fountain, President—The Chrysler Foundation, conversing with the first
place winner of the 2008 Walter P. Chrysler “Closing the Technology
Gap in Education” award in the middle school category, Yandal Waugh
of George Washington Carver Academy in Highland Park, Mich., and the first
place winner of the high school category, Kyle Hughes of Clarkston High
School’s OSM Tech Academy in Clarkston, Mich.
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Place—Middle School Waugh’s middle school rocketry program introduced students to the
fields of aerospace and aeronautical engineering by incorporating physics,
engineering and complex math into a fun, hands-on experience. The students
started by building kit rockets, then built custom rockets using CAD engineering
software and advanced rocketry techniques. The school’s America
Rocketry Challenge Team qualified to represent the state of Michigan in
the national finals held last year in Washington, D.C. More...
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Frank Klegon, Executive Vice President—Product
Development, Chrysler LLC, and the first place winner of the 2008 Walter
P. Chrysler “Closing the Technology Gap in Education” award
in the high school category, Kyle Hughes of Clarkston High School’s
OSM Tech Academy in Clarkston, Mich., posing with her trophies.
First Place—High School Hughes introduced a robotics club program at Clarkston High School to
inspire students to develop and use science, technology, engineering and
math (STEM) skills as they prepare for college. Working with mentor engineers
to build a competitive robot “athlete,” club members learn
the design process, as well as valuable lessons about teamwork, business
and leadership. Hughes’ students share what they’ve learned
by mentoring elementary and middle school students and sponsoring Lego
Camps and Engineering Badge Day. More... |
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Forty-seven
Educators honored for inspiring students Forty-seven educators from 30 Michigan public schools were honored at the 2008 Walter P. Chrysler Closing the Technology Gap in Education Awards ceremony May 19. Sponsored by The Chrysler Foundation in partnership with the Detroit Science Center, the awards program recognizes teachers for outstanding efforts to inspire and challenge students in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Of the 250 applications submitted, 10 winning schools were selected from each category—elementary, middle/junior and high school—and awarded financial prizes totalling $87,000.
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Winners who placed 4th through 10th place
received $500 grants. The awards support new educational programs in
science, math, engineering and technology curriculums at each respective
school. In addition, winners were honored at a reception at the Walter
P. Chrysler Museum. |
