Westfield Vocational Technical selected as a model school STEM Program

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In case you missed the big news that was all over the wire services and the internet a week or so back, Studica recently selected Westfield Vocational Technical High School to act as a model school for the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program. As you probably know from our past blog postings, the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program incorporates the state-of-the-art fischertechnik … Read More

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Highlights from Recovery 2020 Report from Georgetown University

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The Recovery Report highlighted projections of jobs and education requirements through 2020 and published some interesting findings that solidify the importance of STEM education in the future of the United States. Recovery Report 2020 Highlights: Regarding Education and the Workforce, this report projects that by 2020 a whopping 65% of all jobs in the United States will require an education … Read More

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Empowering STEM Teaching for Inspiration & Success

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Improving STEM Teaching If we want to succeed in our efforts to create a more competitive workforce, STEM teaching is a pillar of our success. Google has recently announced its support for the national STEM Teacher Corps. With the rise in importance of STEM Education and the incentives given to students who excel in these studies, it only seems natural to thank … Read More

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How to Secure Grants for Education

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The Educator’s Dilemma: Securing Grants for Education to Get Funding for your Students As you well know, we are currently in a period of major education changes. Teachers and administrators are deeply concerned with finding ways to address the new , Common Core Standards which are being put into place across the US but with limited funding securing grants for … Read More

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STEM Education Webinar Announcement

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If you are looking to engage your students in STEM you’ve come to the right place! We are presenting a webinar that will talk about solutions for STEM education that are designed to engage your students with hands-on, project based learning. Sign up for the “Effective STEM Education Solutions” Webinar Wednesday, February 13, 2013 3PM Eastern The webinar will discuss: … Read More

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Tom White Presenting Today at ACTE CareerTech Vision 2012

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ACTE (The Association for Career and Technical Education) is currently hosting their annual international CareerTech Vision 2012 Summit where technical education professionals from around  the globe are descending on Atlanta to meet, explore and learn about new developments in education. The Expo is taking place at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center from November 29th through Saturday December 1st. Tom White, … Read More

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Autodesk Digital STEAM Workshop Webinar

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ntroduction to Autodesk Digital STEAM Workshop Webinar. Exploring how the Autodesk Digital STEAM Curriculum will help engage both students and teachers in STEM projects.

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How SUNY Ulster Uses Project-Based Learning & Autodesk Revit

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This semester two projects of note came to completion using Autodesk Revit. The first project involved creating a digital model of a local school using Revit. Information is now available to school administrators from the Building Information Model to manage facility use and plan reconfigurations as needed by student changes.

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Change Videos Using Temperature

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Creative ways to make science, technology, math and engineering something that students want to learn. Plus some really great contests for you to win cash for yourself and/or software for your classroom.

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Autodesk offers Curricula for Sustainable Design

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Autodesk helps Design and Engineering Students bring their ideas to life with real-world, hands-on, project basked learning. Autodesk products help to shape much of the built world- from buildings, roads, utilities, and entire cities, to cars, electronics, packaging, and shoes. Now, the curriculum incorporates economical and plant saving concepts.

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