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Invigorating Learning and Career Technical Education with Discover Drones
Sep 14, 2018Outside of a learning environment, can you remember the last time you used the Pythagorean Theorem, the Bernoulli Principle or basic chemistry in your day-to-day life? It’s true that these lessons, the hours of studying formulas or practicing mathematical proofs, are used as foundational stepping stones for continued learning, meaning that while it isn’t being used daily, it is still constructive to continued education, but the root of the question still goes unanswered. Why aren’t students learning about the things they are interested in? Why aren’t they learning about the things they will use in the real world of work? Well, this is where Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs come in.
Discover Drones, STEM & The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Sep 04, 2018
As a resource for educators looking to evaluate the Discover Drones materials available from PCS Edventures, this document provides 1.) an overview of the ESSA, 2.) an explanation of how Discover Drones falls into the fourth tier of ESSA evidence evaluation, and 3.) an exploration of the studies, resources and research supporting that claim.
Tracing STEAM with the Mother of Science Fiction
Aug 29, 2018
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a British author, best known for her novel Frankenstein. As a widow, mother, philosopher, writer and ostracised political radical living in Victorian England, Shelley paved the path for forward-thinking women as she broke free from the Romantic and enlightenment ideals of her era. Frankenstein, a gothic and philosophical novel, narrates the consequences of a scientist who artificially creates a human being. A familiar monster in modern science fiction stories and films, Shelley’s Frankenstein changed the perception of what the writing of her time could look like. A figurehead of STEAM learning, her life, and her novel, perfectly combine science and the arts.
Drone Heroes: They Fly Among Us
Aug 29, 2018
How can we provide relief to unreachable areas, rescue people in perilous situations and save endangered species? With drones. Drones are the heroes of the technological age, coming to the rescue when a situation is too dangerous for humans to enter.
Drones and Hands-On STEM Education
Aug 27, 2018
Hands-on learning in the classroom is complicated, but the results of introducing hands-on learning strategies are distinct. Students who learn-by-doing are better, smarter learners.