This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My students are high school students embarking on their first Engineering experience. They are enrolled in an Engineering Essentials course. They will be exploring several aspects of Engineering, Electrical Engineering is one of the Modules. Our school is a PLTW (Project Lead The Way) school. PLTW is an Activity Project-Based curriculum that will allow my students to explore various STEM career pathways, by working on projects.
Help my Engineering Students see and learn about this career pathway through hands-on projects and explore the vast opportunities STEM careers offer.
I am worried that the pandemic will rob my students, some of them being Seniors, of the one opportunity they may have to explore the Engineering pathway. I hope to continue igniting the spark I saw in their eyes when they learned about these courses being offered at our school. The resources I currently have are not conducive to individual use.
My Project
Our school is embarking on a new journey, bringing Career and Technical Education opportunities to our students. We have spent a year planning, training, and recruiting students to begin our Engineering Pathway courses. Unfortunately, the pandemic has created multiple hurdles in the way of our students being able to work collaboratively on projects based learning activities. As I am looking for alternatives to keep students engaged in hands-on activities, individual kits, seem to be the way to go for now.
The Arduino IDE Starter kits will enable my students to work on hands-on projects, learning about electrical circuits, using a Tinkercad simulator, and guide videos.
As all the students will have the same kit, they can still collaborate virtually, or in small groups (when permissible), to brainstorm and problem solve. Having 1:1 kits available will allow my students to work in a safe and healthy environment, and still have the advantage of learning through doing.
I hope to keep my students engaged and curious through this difficult virtual learning experience. As students crave to work on projects, these kits will either be sent home, if we do not return n to school in the Fall or will be used to practice safe, social distancing learning in a classroom environment.
The Arduino Kit will allow my Engineering students to explore various sensors - Ultrasonic, Temperature & Humidity, as well as use motors, Buzzers, LEDs, and a Breadboard. Please support our Budding Engineers!
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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