Innovate to Educate Archive

Innovate to Educate, Episode 26 – An Update on Syracuse’s STEAM School
The City of Syracuse, the Syracuse City School District, and Onondaga County are teaming up for the area's first-ever STEAM high school. It'll feature a STEAM-focused curriculum and is open…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 25 – CNY Arts in Education
CNY Arts is a regional arts council that promotes, supports, and celebrates arts and culture in Central New York. In this Innovate to Educate, host Jody Manning introduces us to…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 24 – Rockwell Elementary’s Community Garden Project
Rockwell Elementary School in the Onondaga Central School District launched a Community Garden Project to introduce young students to diverse cultures through gardening and agriculture. Over five weeks, children explored…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 23 – WCNY’s STEAM Camp
WCNY's STEAM Camp is a four-day summer program for middle school students interested in TV and Film Production. In this Innovate to Educate, we find out more about this hands-on,…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 22 – The Dynamics of Gathering
Integrating innovative practices within a school's framework is about understanding a school's physical space and its teachers' spatial adeptness. The edition of Innovate to Educate explores how spatial fluency can…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 21 – MACNY’s Future Women in STEM Series
The Manufacturers Association of Central New York has partnered with the MOST to host the second year of "Future Women in STEM," through May of 2024. The series targeted middle…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 20 – Esports in Our Schools
In just the past few years, Esports have exploded in popularity. 40-percent of the world's population considers themselves gamers, high school courses in gaming are regularly offered, colleges including Syracuse…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 19 – Redhouse: Raising the Bar for Arts Education
Arts Education is expected to be a major focus for Syracuse's new STEAM School, and Redhouse Arts Center is raising the bar for professional arts education in our region. At…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 18 – WCNY Entertainment Academy
In 2023, WCNY launched an innovative program designed to recruit and train diverse groups of people to be successful in Central New York's booming film and video technology trades. The…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 17 – “Black Girls Don’t Get Love”
Black Girls Don't Get Love is a book and multimedia brand for girls of color, designed to turn silence into language and change the way Black girls and women are…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 16 – Chittenango Titans Robotics Team
We first welcomed Chittenango Central Schools' Robotics program to Innovate to Educate in March of 2023. In this edition, we revisit with the program and Team 7157A - The Titans.…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 15 – Utica City Schools’ CTE Business Pathways
This edition of Innovate to Educate features Career and Technical Education programs underway and planned in the Utica City Schools. Host Jody Manning welcomes CTE business teachers James Raymer and…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 14 – “Girls Going Tech”
Girls Going Tech is a unique model that blends STEM activities with mentorship to inspire middle school students to pursue tech careers. Activities for Girls Going Tech are designed to…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 13 – “Stackable Credentials” at Morrisville-Eaton
Google created industry-recognized credentials programs to train potential employees in specific areas of their business. Two years ago, Morrisville-Eaton Schools began to offer their high school students the opportunity to…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 12 – CiTi BOCES Arts in Education
Arts in Education is a pioneering program within CiTi BOCES. It aims to put the arts at the center of each student's educational experience. The service is designed to provide…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 11 – Visual Storytelling Summer Camp
This edition of Innovate to Educate highlights another unique educational program that took place this summer right here at WCNY's Robert J Daino Broadcast and Education Center. The first-ever Visual…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 10 – Enterprise America
This edition of Innovate to Educate shines the spotlight on a unique education program housed right here at WCNY's Robert J Daino Broadcast and Education Center. Enterprise America is an…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 9 – Canastota Schools Digital Badging Program
In 2020, Canastota Central Schools launched an innovative digital badging program, allowing students to drive their learning independently and develop skills in key areas, both in school and within the…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 8 – Syracuse City Schools Montessori Program
What is Montessori Education and is it a fit for your child? The Syracuse City School District's Montessori School at LeMoyne was the first public Montessori program in the Syracuse…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 7 – “Peaceful Schools” at Fulton City Schools
Fulton City School District has invested in building a strong student-centered, needs driven, healing centered approach to building a welcoming and affirming environment. Leveraging a multi-tiered system of support framework,…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 6 – Chittenango HS Robotic Team
Chittenango High School has one of our region's most-successful robotics teams. In this episode of innovate to Educate, host Jody Manning talks with teacher/advisor David Chizzonite and four members of…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 5 – P-Tech Program at ITC
The P-Tech Program at the Syracuse City School District's Institute of Technology was just the second such program in New York State and the first Upstate. In partnership with Onondaga…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 4 – Career and Technical Education
Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, and Family Consumer Sciences...just three of the "life' topics being taught in Cazenovia Central Schools' Career and Technical Education program. In this episode of Innovate to Educate,…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 3 – ESports in Our Schools
In this episode of Innovate to Educate, host Jody Manning speaks with Baldwinsville Central Schools' ESports Coach Lindsay Cesari and student Logan Dodd about the district's Gaming and ESports program.…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Episode 2 – Drone Technology Program
In this episode of Innovate to Educate, host Jody Manning speaks with Syracuse School District teacher Quindell Williams and student Jimmy Mackall, Jr. about SCSD's innovative Drone Technology program, and…read more →
Innovate to Educate, Premiere Episode – LaFayette “Big Picture” High School
Innovate to Educate is a monthly show exploring new and often unique approaches to education being utilized in Central New York schools. In this premiere episode, host Jody Manning speaks…read more →