fischertechnik Product Manager, Lance Zurek, worked closely with the Minnick Schools, the education division of Lutheran Family Services of Virginia, Grant Coordinator, Diane Merryman, to present the Minnick School system with 35 fischertechnik kits to be used for project-based STEM education programs. Minnick Schools specialize in educating special needs students with learning disabilities, behavioral issues and Autism. After using fischertechnik … Read More
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Earlier this summer, Information Communications Technology (ICT) Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) students from Heart Lake Secondary School attended a Robotics and Controls Hardware Interfacing Course at Studica Limited in Mississauga, Ontario. Studica Limited provided the students with fishertechnik, National Instruments myDAQ and mySTEM hardware products. The students were then asked to program and control a system of components and … Read More
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When we last looked in on the students at Westfield Vocational Technical High School in Westfield MA, they had just completed the second project in the fischertechnik High School STEM Lab Program. Recently they have just completed the module focusing on basic electricity. As you probably know from past blog postings, and from our webinars on the fischertechnik STEM Lab … Read More
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GameSalad is an innovative company that provides a code-free, 2D game development platform, which is an incredible tool for learning and teaching game design and the theories of project based STEM Education. Research shows, “70% of teachers agree that using digital games increases motivation and engagement with content/curriculum.”[1] Curriculum that is able to use engaging activities makes it easier for … Read More
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As an educator, parent or concerned citizen, you know that the current state of STEM education in the United States is very poor. We live in a country where every day thousands of students drop out of school. It’s hard to believe that even today students do not graduate from high school. Of those who do graduate, many are not … Read More
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If you are a regular reader of the fischertechnik blog posts, you’ve no doubt heard us discuss how project based learning and other non-lecture classroom formats have been shown to be most effective methods for addressing the STEM education dilemma. With this in mind, a few stories in the news caught my eye. The first, from the Homeland Security News … Read More
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Studica was very proud and excited to take part in the 20th Annual Skills Canada 2014 National Competition (SCNC). The event was held last week (June 4-7, 2014) in Toronto, ON. SCNC is a multi-trade and technology competition where more than 550 young people from all over Canada participate in over 40 skilled trade and technology contests. The competition is … Read More
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How does interactive 3d technology and Leonar3Do help in education? The one word answer is the “WOW-effect”. 3D visualized curriculum piques students’ interest. Full engagement from students makes them thinkbetter. The engagement can be further increased with the possibility of interaction with the digital curriculum. “Digital” is an important keyword. Why? Because digitization allows us to visualize anything in the virtual … Read More
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With the advent of affordable 3d printers like the DaVinci 1.0 (costs less than $500 in the USA), Studica wanted to see how this technology can best benefit education. We are always looking for ways to help our education customers marry new technologies with their teaching goals to help create a stronger learning experience for students. We knew that with this new level … Read More
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Explore Advanced Career (AC) pathway programs – new types of career-technical curricula that better prepare high school students for more options. AC pathway programs provide a rigorous and relevant blend of technical and academic skills in authentic projects that engage students in preparing for postsecondary options and careers. High Schools That Work, a part of the Southern Regional Education Board … Read More
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