On the heels of the recent release of fischertechnik Education’s elementary STEM sets, the company announced it will offer educators access to the complete fischertechnik Introduction to STEM I curriculum. That’s right. They are so confident in the positive impact the Introduction to STEM I set will have on your classroom that they are giving you a download of the … Read More
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fischertechnik Education recently collaborated with noted educator and STEM expert, Tom White, to create a line of learning products specifically developed to engage elementary students with the world of technology around them. Successful STEM is fundamental to future achievements in higher education and possible career fields. Experts agree that advancement in STEM is highly dependent on students developing an interest … Read More
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Studica and fischertechnik are dedicated to education, and excited to take part in introducing students to the world of robotics. We offer a variety of tools and resources to help ensure success in robotics and other STEM related fields. Here at Studica, April springs to life as we pay homage to this amazing technology, by celebrating National Robotics Week and offering special discounts* on learning tools. About National Robotics Week On … Read More
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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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Recently, the fischertechnik Division at Studica, Inc. announced a partnership with Minnick Schools, the education division of Lutheran Family Services of Virginia. The goal of this partnership is to explore how fischertechnik can be used in educating students with Autism and special needs, and to develop materials that can be shared by all teachers working with this unique population. Studica … Read More
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fischertechnik (and Spider-Man) Make a Guest Appearance at the Wasatch Institute of Technology’s “Hour of Code” Event hosted by Adobe. It’s always interesting to see how fischertechnik is used to help introduce students to technology and STEM related concepts. Recently, Annika Boudwin with “Wasatch Inventors and Explorers” in Utah, (one of our fischertechnik family of resellers) shared some photos with … 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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As I ran a bit long in the last fischertechnik blog post (what else is new?), I was unable to mention a couple of cool snippets of fischertechnik news that I want to share with you now. The first bit of news concerns RoboRAVE International 2014, which was held in Bernalillo, New Mexico at the beginning of May. RoboRAVE, for … Read More
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Spring is here, and besides being what we hope is the tail end of all of these ‘polar vortex’ events so many of us have had to endure this past winter, it’s also the time when we get to announce the new product releases for fischertechnik 2014. New fischertechnik 2014 The first two releases expected in the next month are: Tractor … Read More
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We work with numerous schools and educators who are gearing up to incorporate the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program into their classroom activities. But while we are understandably both very proud of, and excited about this new standards focused, project-based learning STEM education solution that combines comprehensive curriculum with the fischertechnik construction system, it is still only one part of what … Read More
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