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Students showcase 'thinking classrooms' approach and welding SkillsUSA work

Elko County School District Board of Trustees · March 18, 2026
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West Wendover students and teachers demonstrated classroom techniques to build problem‑solving skills and presented SkillsUSA welding projects; staff and trustees highlighted a need for an aluminum TIG welder for instruction and praised community collaborations.

Two student presentations framed the meeting’s early agenda and provided examples of classroom innovation and career pathways. Megan Hernandez, a seventh‑ and eighth‑grade math teacher at Western Middle School, described a 'Building Thinking Classrooms' approach that shifts instruction from teacher‑centered to student problem solving through daily random…

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