This STEM school greeted us with a band performance and later wowed us with their technology presentation, which included a robot that could disinfect floors in hospitals and other public spaces. Students here have to qualify for a spot. It serves about 200 students in what would be the equivalent of our 11th and 12th grades. There were not many girls in the technology presentation, but I spoke to one girl who was our guide. She wants to attend a university overseas but doesn't know how to go about finding a scholarship. I suggested what another teacher had told me, to go to the country's embassy and ask if they had scholarships. One Peruvian educator I asked said that very few students study abroad due to lack of resources. Our group was impressed that the school had a 3D printer and students seemed to have individual laptops. My colleague Kate Strein gave a presentation about her school, Jupiter Middle School in Florida, sharing a photo book that she had made and translated into Spanish. Other teachers gave presentations in various classrooms. I handed out pens imprinted with Hollywood High School.
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Karen CusolitoI am a National Board Certified Teacher of English at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles. I also advise the student newspaper, which is an elective class. When I am not teaching, you can find me traveling, hiking with my dog, or doing yoga. Guiding Questions:
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