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    January 9th, 2019

    Education Counts heads to the Charles Black Rec Ce...
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    January 9th, 2019

    Education Counts heads to the Charles Black Rec Center for a look at the multi-million dollar upgrade, dabbles in a worldwide game design experience, checks out how libraries are evolving to learning commons in Elkhart schools and makes the connection between working parents, quality preschool and the economy.

    January 9, 2019
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    December 26th, 2018

    In this special episode, we highlight some of Dece...
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    December 26th, 2018

    In this special episode, we highlight some of December's most relevant stories. PBS President Paula Kerger shares why education is integral in public television, RISE introduces us to young innovators and entrepreneurs and National Novel Writing Month is a free event in which the challenge is to write a novel each November. Digital Inclusion features how teachers are integrating technology in the classroom, teachers can learn best practices in the classroom at Teacher Academy, VoTech Marshall Starke gives students hands-on skills and Proteus is giving students opportunities for workplace internships and scholarships.

    December 26, 2018
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    December 19th, 2018

    Education Counts looks at new business startups an...
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    December 19th, 2018

    Education Counts looks at new business startups and innovation in the South Bend and Elkhart region and then visits RISE (Regional Innovation and Startup Education) to see how students are learning about the ins and outs of running a business. We look at how schools in Elkhart are integrating mobile technology into the classroom and at a Teacher Academy at Lewis Cass ISD to see how co-learning and universal design are impacting new and veteran teachers.

    December 19, 2018
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    December 12th, 2018

    This week on Education Counts we have a conversati...
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    December 12th, 2018

    This week on Education Counts we have a conversation with PBS president Paula Kerger on education and television, a Farm to Fork high school program, a look at National Novel Writing Month and the Reggio Emilia approach to learning.

    December 12, 2018
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    December 5th, 2018

    Education Counts learns about a life-changing prog...
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    December 5th, 2018

    Education Counts learns about a life-changing program called Proteus that is helping farm laborers with career training and placing students in workplace internships. We travel to Lakeland High School to find out how rural schools can offer alternative education. We find out what CTE programs are available to students in the North Central Area Vocational Cooperative. We also look at the profound impact early childhood education has on today’s workforce.

    December 5, 2018
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    November 28th, 2018

    In this special episode, we highlight some of the ...
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    November 28th, 2018

    In this special episode, we highlight some of the most interesting stories from November. Check out a Pokagon preschool that is preserving traditional knowledge with STEM learning in Dowagiac, a high school aviation flight program that will launch this fall in Plymouth, an Inspired Leadership Initiative at the University of Notre Dame, the economic impact of early childhood learning, evolving libraries and how Millennials are using them, K-12 and collegiate learning at Winona Lake and a South Bend food rescue organization that is teaching culinary skills.

    November 28, 2018
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    November 21st, 2018

    Education Counts heads to the airport in Plymouth ...
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    November 21st, 2018

    Education Counts heads to the airport in Plymouth to learn more about a new career technical education track in aviation, visits Zagbegon Academy, a Pokagon preschool to see the convergence of traditional knowledge and STEM learning, learns that most kids in alternative schools aren’t behavior problems at Merit Learning Center in Goshen and joins the Iron Pride Robotics Team at Wawasee High School.

    November 21, 2018
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    November 14th, 2018

    Education Counts learns about a skills-training pr...
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    November 14th, 2018

    Education Counts learns about a skills-training program that alleviates three problems in the community – joblessness, poverty and hunger. We travel to Kosciusko County, which is home to a clean lakes research program; see the connection between investing in early childhood education and economic impact and witness active learning in South Bend.

    November 14, 2018
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    November 7th, 2018

    Education Counts travels to Wawasee High School fo...
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    November 7th, 2018

    Education Counts travels to Wawasee High School for a hands-on look at Career Pathways, learns that Millenials are engaging with libraries in new ways, talks to high school students at Penn High School who are co-learning about early childhood education and follows up on the Inspired Leadership Initiative at the University of Notre Dame.

    November 7, 2018
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    October 24th, 2018

    Education Counts showcases the Inspired Leadership...
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    October 24th, 2018

    Education Counts showcases the Inspired Leadership Initiative at the University of Notre Dame, takes a closer look at alternative education at the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy, highlights inclusiveness at the Brain Lair Bookstore and examines the Mini Medical University Beacon Health offers for teenagers.

    October 24, 2018
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    South Bend Code School South Bend Code School

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    South Bend Code School South Bend Code School

    In a changing world where code is becoming part of the everyday, it's more important than ever that the youth of today are able to recognize and utilize the world of coding. The South Bend Code School offers the hands on experience to take on the future.
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    Global Game Jam Global inititiave

    The Global Game Jam is a 48 hour collaborativ...
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    Global Game Jam Global inititiave

    The Global Game Jam is a 48 hour collaborative weekend which people come together to design a game in the time span. It is a fun, worldwide event that is open to everyone regardless of experience in game design, user experience or coding. The Global Game Jam takes place the last weekend in January and over 12,000 players in 104 countries plan to participate in the 2019 version of this annual event.
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    Charles Black Community Center City of South Bend

    The Charles Black Community Center has reopen...
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    Charles Black Community Center City of South Bend

    The Charles Black Community Center has reopened after a multi-million dollar renovation. The larger and new facilities offer opportunities for members of the community to take part in various programs at no charge to them.
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    Elkhart Learning Commons Elkhart Community Schools

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    Elkhart Learning Commons Elkhart Community Schools

    With technology becoming more user friendly, school libraries have been finding themselves falling behind. A partnership in Elkhart has come together to turn the school libraries into Learning Commons. This turns them into places where students can go to do more than find a book to read.
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    Teacher Academy Lewis Cass Intermediate School District

    K-12 Teachers in Michigan are required to hav...
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    Teacher Academy Lewis Cass Intermediate School District

    K-12 Teachers in Michigan are required to have 30 hours of professional development per year of their first three years. The Teacher Academy at the Lewis Cass Intermediate School District is a place for all teachers to gain professional development and co-learn together on a range of topics with a focus on universal design.
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    The State of Innovation & Startups in South Bend - Elkhart IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame

    The IDEA Center made a case for the South Ben...
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    The State of Innovation & Startups in South Bend - Elkhart IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame

    The IDEA Center made a case for the South Bend and Elkhart region to become a technology hub. Nick Swisher from the IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame talks about the state of innovation and new business startups in South Bend and Elkhart and how education plays a major role in creativity and diversity of new business and is essential in keeping those businesses in the region.
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    Technology Integration Elkhart Community Schools

    As technology becomes more user friendly, it'...
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    Technology Integration Elkhart Community Schools

    As technology becomes more user friendly, it's being found being used more and more in the classroom. Elkhart Community Schools has been working to give teachers and students the necessary tools to become more digitally literate in a growing technological world.
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    RISE RISE (Regional Innovation and Start-up Education)

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    RISE RISE (Regional Innovation and Start-up Education)

    For students looking to get an early start on learning the ins and outs of the business and start up world can become part of RISE. Regional Innovation and Start-up Education offers classes and lectures to give the next generation of business leaders the tools they need to get started.
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    PBS Philosophy of Education PBS

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    PBS Philosophy of Education PBS

    Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS talks about the philosophy of education in PBS programming, adapting technology and learning and how core curriculum permeates thinking when producing new media.
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    Farm to Fork Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation

    Students at Tippecanoe Valley High School rai...
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    Farm to Fork Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation

    Students at Tippecanoe Valley High School raise steers to learn about where their food comes from. The program teaches about sustainability and how to bring in locally sourced food. The cafeteria serves fresh meat as Viking burgers.
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