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All AAPS students encouraged to pick up a new device for virtual learning

August 31, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Distribution of devices began today and continues every day through Thursday, Sept. 3 at four locations. By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor AAPS’s technology distribution plan to provide a new or refurbished device for every […]

Summer school students take on fresh challenges while learning AAPS' new online platform

July 23, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Schoology will serve as the district’s unified digital hub to keep teaching and learning organized and easily accessible in one spot By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor In addition to honing their academic skills, summer […]

`This isn't going to happen tomorrow—and then it did.'

March 18, 2020 AAPS News Editor

How the AAPS technology department is maintaining access, ability, and connection on such short notice By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The AAPS technology department has been working harder than ever this past week to […]

Pioneer High School Coding Team excels at recent competitions

November 20, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Congratulations to the Pioneer High School Coding Team for many recent honors! The team won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 10th place in its division among 14 high schools (with a total of 50 […]

Huron DTEP students show the ornaments they have made

Hands on science takes center stage at AAPS STEAM Expo

November 20, 2019 AAPS News Editor

The annual event provides a chance for young students to see and learn from the work older students in AAPS are doing. Additionally the older students get a chance to ask younger students questions about what they are learning and encourage them to continue to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.

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Student homebuilders break ground on iconic program’s 50th house

August 26, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Story, video & photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Team 50 is raring to go on the Ann Arbor Student Building Industry Program‘s 50th house. And the hope is that the trend continues from […]

Device-free for a day? For middle schoolers, that’s a tough assignment

April 3, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Story, photos and video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Slauson Middle School librarian Laurel Maguire recently asked students to do something that horrified them. She challenged them to give up their mobile devices for […]

Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor holds a check while surrounded with A2 STEAM students, staff, as well as Ann Arbor city government officials

A2 STEAM receives Sustaining Ann Arbor Together Grant for solar project

February 4, 2019 AAPS News Editor

“Not only do we want to grow this physically and instructionally here at A2 STEAM, but we hope to have a model that we can share with all Ann Arbor Public Schools and actually even further because sustainability is something we want to be the work of all of our young people,” says A2 STEAM Principal Megan Fenech.

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A Lakewood student celebrates as she has a coding success during an Hour of Code event

Volunteers from the community help AAPS students participate in the Hour of Code

December 14, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Students across the Ann Arbor Public Schools participated in Hour of Code events last week. The global event is an opportunity to introduce students to coding and computer science and help students with prior experience advance through a variety of coding programs.

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Student shows schoolmates how he uses assistive technology—and handles a Siri blip with good humor

March 22, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Nearly 2,000 AAPS students with special needs use assistive technology services to be more independent and productive during the school day. At the close of a recent Disability Awareness […]