Students at the Detention Center in Dave’s math classes learned about volume by determining it with manipulatives!
Parts of Speech Rock at Decker
From Dieter, English teacher at Decker: The students conducted their own research on an assigned part of speech using Blendspace. Blendspace allows students to compile pertinent resources, images, and videos that can be turned into a presentation. Once the students finished their presentation, I transferred their work into a Padlet account that was assigned to […]
Doktor Kaboom!
Students from Jodie’s class at Salt Lake County Youth Services had the opportunity to attend a presentation of Doktor Kaboom at Kingsbury Hall. Math and science for all!
Framing One Heart at Decker
Decker Lake Youth Center has a new program in place for some of their residents, One Heart. This is a collaboration between Juvenile Justice Services, Utah State Board of Education, Granite School District and Salt Lake Community College. SLCC has provided an instructor to teach the students the trade of framing. They meet twice a […]
Grads Complete First Semester “at” SLCC
The high school graduates at Decker Lake Youth Center completed their first college courses online through Salt Lake Community College. All of them passed and all earned A’s! Congratulations on a successful first semester at SLCC! Thanks, too, to Jacqueline, CTE and Computer teacher at Decker, who has facilitated this opportunity for them.
Cultural Celebrations
Students in Daria’s and Dave’s class at Granite Connection High learned about cultural celebrations around the world. They then decorated stockings with a symbol representing each culture.
Breakfast Served!
The teaching staff at Genesis treated the students by cooking breakfast for them on December 21st! They were flipping pancakes, heating bacon, and frying eggs in festive attire!
Weather Station at DT
David, Science and Math teacher at the Salt Lake Valley Detention Center, set up a weather station outside. It is connected to the Internet and the statistics that it gathers can be seen online. Click on the following link for the Misty Meadows weather station: https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KUTWESTV46 . This is awesome David, thanks!
Keeping up the Skills
At Salt Lake County Youth Services, in Mrs. Horgan’s class, students get to practice their language skills – spelling, punctuation, grammar, and etc.
Making Soda Pop Batteries at Genesis
STEM/CAP came back for another chemistry lab. “We made soda pop batteries, and it was a hoot,” reports teacher, Kathy Nelson. The Youth in Care (YIC) department, at the State Board of Education, made these STEM lab experiences available for YIC throughout the state. All of the students at various sites in YESS who have […]
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