Bascomb, Neal.

The new cool : a visionary teacher, his FIRST robotics team, and the ultimate battle of smarts / Neal Bascomb. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2011. - 1 online resource (xiii, 337 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references.

The story of MacArthur genius award-winning physics teacher Amir Abo-Shaeer from Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, who envisioned a robust academy for high I.Q. students who wanted to put their technical know-how to work.

9780307588913 (electronic bk.) 0307588912 (electronic bk.)

2011280305


FIRST (Organization)


Primera Jornada de Catalgacion.
Robotics--Study and teaching (Secondary).
Robotics--Competitions--Georgia--Atlanta.
Physics--Study and teaching (Secondary).
Engineering--Study and teaching (Secondary).
Robótica--Enseñanza secundaria.
Física--Enseñanza secundaria.
Ingeniería--Enseñanza secundaria.

TJ 211.26 / B298n 2011

629.8920712