Education

February 12, 2024

From the Court to the Sky: How Basketball Taught Two Brothers Entrepreneurial Success

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Basketball is about more than just dribbling, shooting, and passing the ball. It teaches lessons that can be…

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January 29, 2024

Hot Rodders of Tomorrow: Hands on Innovation at Pontotoc Technology Center

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Five high school students stand behind a work bench, their hearts beating with anticipation. They wait for the…

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January 22, 2024

From Coding to Core Values: The Comprehensive World of Lego Robotics

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker When Emily Denney first started teaching at Homer Elementary, she never would have dreamed that her world would…

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December 15, 2023

Ecosystem Building Revisited: Learning, Sharing, Connecting

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker “Entrepreneurship drives economies, but the success of entrepreneurs depends on those around them. That’s why we build ecosystems—or…

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December 1, 2023

Global Collaborations in Water Policy: Ada, Oklahoma, Bondo, Kenya, and the World Beyond

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker “There are many things that you can afford to go without, but the three things that we need…

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November 10, 2023

Briana Coureur: Community, Technology, and Entrepreneurship

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Briana Coureur has always had a passion for community and entrepreneurship. When she was working on her Business…

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October 6, 2023

Coding, Collaboration, and Competition: Inside the Youth Coding League

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker It was August 29th and the anticipation in the Ada Jobs Foundation Conduit offices was palpable. Twelve fifth…

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September 23, 2023

Mapping our Present, Preparing for our Future: Mark Masoner and True North Mapping and Solutions

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker In 2010, Mark Masoner was working as a paraprofessional at Homer Elementary when he saw a BrainPOP cartoon…

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August 18, 2023

Esports at ECU: Not Just Fun and Games

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Cody Soden has a passion for gaming, and he isn’t alone. Soden, the Director of Alumni Relations and…

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August 8, 2023

KTEN: Ada e-sports students could find a future in tech industry

By Alexander Porter, KTEN ADA, Okla. (KTEN) — As e-sports grows in popularity in Ada, an effort is being made to expand…

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