Joe Nathan / 2021-2024 Columns & Other Publications / Anoka Hennepin Public Schools, Anoka Technical College, Brian LaMotte, Hennepin Technical College, Jessica Lipa, John Almos, Minnesota Association for Career Technical Administrators, Regan Glasgow, STEP program / 0 Comments
As of the 2023-24 school year, Anoka-Hennepin Public Schools students have been building homes for more than 20 years. The case study below describes some of what has happened in the past, and what’s happening during the 2023-24 school year. Students typically spend two hours per day working on this project through the district’s STEP […]
Joe Nathan / 2020 Columns & Other Publications / Alexandria Community and Technical College, Anoka-Hennepin School District, Jack Lund, Jessica Lipa, Marcus Pope, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Nancy Waisanen, STEP (Secondary Technical Education Program), Students building homes, Tim Nestrud, Youthbuild, Youthprise / 1 Comment
The Following column appeared in several APG of East Central of Minnesota newspapers in late May, 2020, including the Sun This Week (Southern Suburbs) Students building houses helps solve problems Anoka-Hennepin high school senior Jack Lund and his veteran teacher Tim Nestrud have valuable lessons for state legislators and other schools. They and their colleagues […]
Joe Nathan / 2020 Columns & Other Publications / Amy Larsen, Anoka Hennepin Public Schools, Blue Sky Online School, Cory McIntyre, Deb Henton, ISD 279 Osseo Area Schools, Jessica Lipa, Justin Minkel, Kent Pekel, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Public Schools, Maressa Brooks Rousslange, Mary Cathryn Ricker, Minnesota Department of Education, North Branch Area Public Schools, Search Institute, Tracy Quarnstrom, Trio Wolf Creek Distance Learning Charter School, Wendy Hatch / 3 Comments
The following column appeared during April, 2020 in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers. There were several versions of the column, including this one. The column begins: Helping Students Learning in These Challenging Times For a hero who’s helping Minnesota families and educators cope with these challenging times, I nominate Maressa Brooks […]