Fall 2015
Beth Rewalt, a current GK-12 teacher, along with Rachel Knight, and Brian Claar, both former GK-12 teachers, were chosen as ‘Educators that Shine,’ and are featured in the Fall/Winter 2015 edition of Las Cruces Magazine.
http://www.lascrucesmagazine.com/las-cruces-educators-that-shine/
Spring 2012
NMSU professor receives Manasse award to fund artificial intelligence project
Click here to read the full article on Dr. Pontelli’s Manasse award.
NMSU Honors Millionaire Researchers
Congratulations Dr. Susan Brown and Dr. Enrico Pontelli, PI’s for GK-12 DISSECT, who were honored as NMSU Millionaire Researchers. Click here to read the full article.
Fall 2011
Congratulations to GK-12 Teacher, Brian Claar, recipient of New Mexico Science Teachers Association 2011 Excellence in Teaching Science Award!
Camino Real Middle School’s Brian Claar is one of six science teachers statewide to receive the New Mexico Science Teachers Association 2011 Excellence in Teaching Science Award. For more information on Brian’s reward, click here.
Congratulations, Brian!
Mayfield students get a taste of CSI in forensics classes
Click here to read about the work our GK-12 fellow, Bethany Cook, and teachers, Jeri McDowell and Beth Rewalt, are doing in their classes.
Spring 2011
Congratulations to GK-12 Teacher, Rachel Knight, recipient of the 14th Annual Lorraine Schulte Excellence in Teaching Award!
Picacho Middle School science and agriculture teacher, Rachel Knight, was awarded the 14th Annual Lorraine Schulte Excellence in Teaching Award. For more information on Rachel’s award, please click here.
Congratulations, Rachel! We are glad to have you as a GK-12 Teacher!
Congratulations to GK-12 Teacher Paulo Oemig, LCPS Teacher of the Year!
GK-12 Teacher, Paulo Oemig, was honored as the Las Cruces Public School’s Teacher of the Year. The Zia Middle School science teacher was selected from 47 teachers in the district and nominated by students, parents, and co-workers. Congratulations, Paulo! We are glad to have you as a part of the team!
Click here to read the LCPS News Release.
NMSU receives grant to build public school students’ concepts of modern computer science (2/25/2011)
GK-12 DISSECT was honored at the NMSU Research Rally on February 25. At the event, Dr. Enrico Pontelli discussed the significance of incorporating computational thinking into the curriculum of STEM classes in local middle and high schools, and GK-12’s approach on the issue.
Computer Link Las Cruces Sun-News (2/25/2011)
Fall 2010
NMSU graduate fellows and local teachers to implement computer science in classrooms (10/06/2010)
GK-12 Press Release (9/15/2010)
Major Grant For Las Cruces Public Schools And NMSU KRWG (10/06/2010)