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Chess is an undeniably fun game that promotes forward-thinking and memory training, not to mention the other transferable skills applied in real life. Here are three levels of chess class:
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Nicholas Stewart Nicholas Stewart graduated from Appalachian State University in August 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Religion Studies. During his time at App State, Nick helped revive the Appalachian State University Chess Club which hadn’t been active since the 1950s. With Nick’s help recruiting new members, the group grew to over 150 college students, professors, kids, parents, and more. The friendships he made in App State chess club, and the newfound competitive environment, invigorated his ambition to get better at chess. He had been playing seriously for only a couple years. Although he had learned how to play as a kid, it wasn’t until strong players at the club had taken him under their wing that he really began to take to heart the saying about chess “15 minutes to learn, lifetime to master”. Nick became one of the club’s most active members, never missing a meeting and competing for the club in chess tournaments, online and in person. Nick would rise to the position of club president and eventually pass on the club and his position when he graduated. The App State chess club is still flourishing. Nick went on to find a job working at the Charlotte Chess Center, where he still works currently as a chess teacher and as a tournament director. He is an active United States Chess Federation player and plays online everyday, and in over the board rated games weekly. On chess.com, the most popular chess site, he has risen to 98th percentile.
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Next Generation Science Standards *Project-based learning *no pre-requisite required As one of the essential 21st Century Skills, using coding language to create is just as fun and expressive as art and English. These courses offer an introduction to coding and are used to develop a program.
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Juanita Matthews has been a teacher almost 14 years. After she graduated from college , she chosen to accept an offer to teach a computer class at a small catholic school in El Paso, Texas. Prior to enrolling in a graduate program, she had spent six years teaching math. She wanted to be a good teacher , and to be effective and successful! She learned as an educator to produce diverse, future learners that will change the world by equipping them with a STEM education. An effective STEM education creates critical thinking, enables students to make connections between math and technology, and will ultimately lead the next generation of innovators. Now she is a STEM teacher of Duke School and a Math teacher of Brogden Middle School. class description
Students in English Writing will write poems, short stories, scripts, blog posts, children’s books, novels and other types of writing that express creativity. Students will also study writing samples from professional writers as well as student writers to guide student progress.
Learning Objectives: ● Students will access and use information from a variety of resources for different purposes, producing a portfolio of original writings and other writers’ work and presenting portions to the class audience. ● Students will write with clarity and purpose, producing short story scenes that include use of imagery, characterization, and elements of plot development. ● Students will write with clarity and purpose, producing poetry that includes use of imagery, poetic form, and poetic devices ● Students will write with clarity and purpose, producing narrative scenes that include use of imagery, characterization, and elements of plot development. teacher
Ladonna Perkins Ladonna Perkins has been an educator and writer for the past 14 years. She has worked closely with seniors and students on their college writing applications, as well as research needed for college courses. She has been trained in AP Language and Literature and also has experience with working as an IB project coordinator. She currently holds an EDS in Language and Literacy from University of Georgia, a Masters in English Education and a Bachelor’s in Arts with a focus in Creative Writing. |
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