ORISKANY — Oriskany Central School is deriving a plan to change the culture of the district’s learning environment to better prepare students for the careers of the future. As part of the “Oriskany: Beyond the Box” Innovation Initiative, the district hosted an innovation symposium Thursday featuring representatives of local high-tech companies, higher education, teachers and…
Read MoreComing off a week of days filled with workshops, team projects, tours, lectures by guest speakers and even exercise sessions, organizers of the Project Fibonacci STEAM Youth Conference are now looking forward to a second edition next year. The 100-plus high school and college students weren’t even on their way home after the final program…
Read MoreTurkey Joints, Rome’s signature candy, made an appearance at the Project Fibonacci speaker series this week. “That’s good,” said actor, director, writer and science communicator Alan Alda as he sampled one of the confections at the end of his talk at SUNY Polytechnic Institute on Wednesday evening. He was presented a jar of the handmade…
Read MoreFor Tristan Hunzinger and Noah Nardozza, incoming juniors at Rome Free Academy, attending the Project Fibonacci STEAM Youth Conference is significant now as well as for their future. “It’s a great opportunity to hear from…really important people…A great learning experience for everyone…whether they’re in high school or college…even adults,” Hunzinger said Wednesday as he waited…
Read MoreMARCY — Alan Alda, the actor who played Hawkeye in the popular television series “M*A*S*H” more than three decades ago, made a pitch Wednesday night for scientists to be better communicators to help them speak better to nonscientists. “The art of communication is so important,” said Alda as he talked passionately, and at times humorously,…
Read MoreThirteen Oriskany high school students are taking part in the Project Fibonacci STEAM Youth Conference this week, the Oriskany district announced. Students are participating in conjunction with the district’s “Oriskany: Beyond the Box” initiative that involves “rethinking when, where and how students learn,” the district said. Oriskany student Jonah Perez said “Oriskany’s participation in Project…
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