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Nurse Cindy Garrett is the educational leader for MEDITEC. The Medical Innovation Technology Education Center is an initiative developed by Texas Valley Communities Foundation to provide students an experience in high level medical technology to further enhance learning in the Sciences and prepare students for a future in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Medical Fields. School districts must begin concentrating on innovative ways to further engage students in science and the health care industry, the fastest growing workforce demand. The use of medical simulation is an ever-growing practice among post-secondary institutions; however, this is used sparingly across the nation with secondary students but has proven to be a tool for reinforcing teaching in the science classrooms. Real world applications allow students to make connections between what is taught from a textbook and applied in the industry and show students the relevance of what is being learned daily. MEDITEC integrates high-fidelity human simulation technology in a way that intercepts science curriculum, connecting biology, anatomy and physiology in a real world setting. This technology provides a unique opportunity for experimentation and inquiry of understanding the practice of medicine. Specific case scenarios accentuate classroom curriculum and problem solving exercises chosen to foster biomedical literacy and an interest in science and scientific inquiry. AREAS of EXPERTISE • Registered Nurse • Bachelors of Science in Nursing • Texas Education Agency Certification • Vocation Health Science Technology • Grade 6 – 12 • Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) • First Aid/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) • IV insertion • Patient Assessment • Healthcare Simulation Training

Editors of Latino Education talked about the issues of HB5. The bill calls for an over hall of exit exam testing and brings a more strict standard to public schools with a rating system. The goal of the bill is to have students career and college ready after high school.

Julio Tobias is part of the Texas Graduate Center's first cohort for the Math for Teachers Master's program through Harvard University. In this interview he is talking about his experience as a student on the Harvard campus during the summer of 2013.

A total of 100 Mercedes ISD students from Kennedy, North, Travis and Hinojosa Elementary were given a presentation on Wednesday about robotics and aerospace engineering by local robotics expert, Heriberto Reynoso. "It was really good and we learned a lot about robots," said Michael Carrion, Kennedy Elementary fifth grader. “I want to build robots too.”