by SOCSD Communications | Nov 10, 2020 | District Highlights
South Orangetown Middle School Enrichment and Technology teacher Andrew McIntosh partnered with Texas Tech University Assistant Professor of STEM Education Rebecca Hite, Ph.D. on research to quantify student growth in “soft skills” when working on complex engineering: Read More: Mixed-Reality Technology Study Finds Gains in Student “Soft Skills”
by SOCSD Communications | Oct 29, 2020 | District Highlights
South Orangetown Middle School’s first sixth-grade assembly of the school year featured SOMS parent and virologist J. Robert Coleman, PhD. The co-founder and chief executive officer of Codagenix, Inc. explained how the immune system works and how his company is using: Read More: Guest Expert: J. Robert Coleman, PhD
by SOCSD Communications | Oct 22, 2020 | District Highlights
South Orangetown Middle School technology teacher Lou Chugranis was awarded an Orange & Rockland 2020-21 Classroom STEM Grant totaling nearly $1,000 during a virtual ceremony on October 21. It is the second consecutive year that Chugranis has secured funding: Read More: O&R Awards Classroom STEM Grant to SOMS’ Chugranis
by SOCSD Communications | Feb 7, 2020 | District Highlights
A collaboration among math teachers Andrea Fortuno, Vincent Piscitelli, Michael Ryan, Steve Rogo and Instructional Science Coach Samantha Levine has students looking at the night sky in a completely different way for their “Graphing With the Stars” project. As part of: Read More: “Graphing With the Stars” Project Blends Math, Science (and ELA!)
by SOCSD Communications | Feb 6, 2020 | District Highlights
Tappan Zee High School has been recognized with the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in the AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) course in the 2018-19 school year. Of the 20,000 institutions that offer: Read More: TZHS Named Computer Science Female Diversity Award Winner
