Archive for December, 2009

Visions of a BioTech Center in Davie County

December 17, 2009

Scott Callison has a vision for creating a biotech incubation center in Davie County.  The Davie County Bio-Center would accelerate the successful development of start-up and early-stage R&D driven companies active in the biotechnology and related life sciences sectors.
STEM Education for students ~ As envisioned by Dr. Callison, The Davie County Bio-Center would provide [...]

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Student Goals, Hopes, Dreams… and 21st Century Challenges

December 11, 2009

The  video below summarizes some of the most important characteristics of students today – how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of changes they will experience in their lifetime.
The film begins with a quote by Marshall McLuhan, “Today’s child is bewildered [...]

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Live Video Update on Davie County STEM Community Collaborative.

December 3, 2009

On Friday, December 4th at 9:25 AM you can join educators from Davie County, the state of North Carolina, and from across the nation via a live video feed from the North Carolina Research and Education Network’s (NCREN) 25th Anniversary Community Celebration.
More than 300 government officials, business leaders, and educators are attending this year’s [...]

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