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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Studica Ltd, has partnered with Burton Electro-Technical to create a new way to teach Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Automation to Secondary and Post-Secondary students. Bringing PLC into the Classroom Norman Burton of Burton Electro-Technical has just completed an installation for a University in Ontario which included PLC integration with the fischertechnik 3D Robot and the fischertechnik Indexed Line. These … Read More
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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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Trying to stay on top of the changes in technology can be a daunting task. News of innovation, new products and gadgets happen daily. I get my fix from a variety of sources including Engadget, Ars Technica, AnandTech, Asymco and others. For Apple and related news, I will read John Gruber’s insightful posts at Daring Fireball. A while back a … Read More
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Game Design in education is typically associated with a higher grade-level. Usually somewhere in high school and college is where individuals learn the tricks and trade of game design. However, this does not mean that game design is limited to teenagers and adults. Kids are beginning to get in on the craft of game design as well. There are many … Read More
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For those of you unfamiliar with GameSalad, it is a 2D game development program that does not require coding. GameSalad is great for education. They have recently released new product offerings that are designed to assist educators teach project-based learning for STEM related concepts using game design that includes curriculum. These can be used to create gamification titles, video games … Read More
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We just returned from attending the big US News STEM Conference in Austin, TX. Needless to say, this was a great opportunity for us to connect one-on-one with many of the movers and shakers in the STEM education community, from curriculum developers and district heads, to executives from corporations like Shell Oil, and IBM. Advocates of STEM Education While they … Read More
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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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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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Many years ago, long before my time at Studica, I worked with a non-profit, dedicated to assisting displaced, out-of-work individuals and those new to the work world to identify new career choices. I was amazed to learn of the education, skills and work experiences some of my clients could offer to future employers. For some, the process of lifelong learning … Read More
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