by danielle | Jul 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Research shows effective teacher professional development leads to increased student achievement. So MESA provides teachers with top-notch training opportunities to equip them with the skills and resources needed to implement rigorous middle- and high school...
by danielle | Jul 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
The results are in! Eight California MESA students claimed second place in the National Engineering Design Competition. Both the middle and high school California state champion teams beat out teams from nine other states in building the best prosthetic...
by danielle | Jun 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Computer science teachers from across the country will converge on San Diego next month for the CTSA annual conference. And thanks to scholarships from Oracle Academy, 16 MESA middle and high school teachers from across California will attend. The...
by danielle | May 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last year 8th grader Ernesto Castro wanted to be a mechanic when he grew up. But after he attended an Arduino coding training, his MESA teacher had a future mechanical engineer on her hands. “Before MESA I just wanted to fix things,” Ernesto said. “Now I...
by danielle | May 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Two California teams rose to the top, making the best robotic prosthetic arm. Now they are headed to nationals to try to keep the winning streak going. CSU Fresno center’s Los Banos Junior High School and UC Irvine center’s Costa Mesa High School are...
by danielle | May 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Engineering know-how can take MESA students big places — namely, this weekend’s prosthetic arm challenge state championship at UC Irvine. Eight teams have successfully demonstrated their engineering skills in preliminary and regional competitions, and...
