market your robot through the competition.” Future readiness is another priority at Blue Ridge ISD, with career based technology programs beginning in middle school. As a rural district, agriculture is at the forefront of these efforts. “I think maybe in the past we did not recognize how much technology is embedded into the The district has also invested in a fully outfitted robotics lab, where students start at the basics, and are able to move up to the competition level. She recounts,“They are looking at how to apply the learning from their other classrooms, from math and science, and even language arts, because there is a considerable amount of writing involved in log books and being able to describe your robot and 166 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 10
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