Computer Tool for Transforming Design
The purpose of this grant is to help combine computer technology with modern manufacturing techniques to bring students’ original designs on computer to a finished professional product. Purchasing a CNC Router machine and the companion software will allow students to use the CNC tool to read their computer designs and produce the actual or model […]
Admissions Game
The Admission Game, hosted by outside speaker Peter Van Buskirk, is an interactive program during which the audience (students and their families) is transformed into the college admissions panel at a highly competitive university. The audience is then asked to evaluate student applications based upon a larger discussion of the factors considered by a college […]
Sustainable Earth Program
The funds for this grant will be used for an interactive Social Studies simulation conducted with the freshman class. During the program, the students will explore the causes and effects of the environmental challenges facing the world today. The activities are coordinated by members of Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC), a New Jersey public […]
Welcome to the Digital Age
This grant will allow the guidance department to upgrade the technology by which information is disseminated to the high school student population. Currently, important dates, reminders, and information flash across an information board located in the High School cafeteria – a very outdated technology. In an attempt to keep all students abreast of pivotal guidance […]
Technology in Science Curriculum
The NPEF has been responsible for much of the recent technology in the science classrooms. Vernier science probes and LabQuest handhelds purchased through previous NPEF grants have been implemented very successfully. With the district’s curriculum placing a greater emphasis on authentic performance tasks, they have provided students with the opportunity to quickly acquire real-time data […]