LAUSD Hands-on Science + Engineering Initiative
Initiated at the district level, science specialists and teachers are collaborating with T4T to prepare for NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) and energize classroom learning with hands-on discovery and engineering. Pilot projects are currently underway in about 25 LAUSD high schools, and multiple elementary & middle schools. Thanks to a new partnership with LAUSD School [...]
PUSD Pilot Project: Washington Accelerated Elementary School
Interdisciplinary Design Based Learning = Science + Technology + Engineering + Math + Language Arts How do we facilitate next generation thinking? We are proposing a model that integrates science, math, and language arts through in-depth projects, where technology, engineering, art and even social studies can be additional layers of investigation and interconnected learning.
Lawndale re-imagines recycling
T4T is collaborating with Lawndale Elementary School District on multiple projects to inspire students to reduce, reuse, recycle & re-engineer. In partnership with Lawndale’s RAP (Realizing Amazing Potential) before & after school program, students will be exploring NASA’s Beginning Engineering Science and Technology curriculum with T4T materials district wide this summer. Thanks to Republic Services [...]
LAUSD end of the year Engineering
End of the year engineering at its best! Headphone designs, electric houses, solar powered cars, paper towers, refrigerators, musical instruments and more! Special thanks to teachers, students and administration from South East High School, Washington Prep, Jordan High, Maywood Academy, Augustus Hawkins, RFK HS of Visual Arts, LA Global Studies, King Drew, Foshay Learning Center [...]
Antioch Children’s Literature Conference
What does it look like when you collide writing into sustainability, creativity & engineering? Take a look at some incredible collaborations that emerged from our workshop at the 6th Annual Children’s Literature Conference & Horace Mann Upstanders Award, that was hosted by the Wildwood School.
Makey Makey lands at T4T
Welcome to Inventor-Tech T4T & Makey Makey style. Have you seen this genius little circuit board-inventor’s trampoline yet? There is a short TED talk about it by one of the founders that captured our imagination.Thanks to a lot of volunteer creativity today, here are our first few explorations into re-imagining a keyboard, or a joystick, [...]
Pasadena Engineering and Science Expo
June 1st was a huge day of hands-on science, engineering and invention at Pasadena City College. T4T contributed to the creative chaos with multiple zones of activity that showcased our pilot project at Washington Accelerated Elementary School: small scale making, large scale making, and medium scale un-making. Tinker’s Corner added tools and safety to the [...]
Bud Carson S.T.E.M. Academy: Pioneering Hands-on Learning
Teachers from BCMS STEM Academy (Hawthorne School District) are collaborating with T4T to create a variety of hands-on STEM infused experiences, ranging from Science & Engineering to History, from classroom scale to school wide events . Thank you for your vision: Superintendent Dr. Morgan, Principal Jordan, Mr. Lanzer, Miss Hadley, Mrs. Dobyns, Ms. Ruvalcaba and [...]
Green S.T.E.A.M. Lab
May 5th was an awesome day of collaboration & hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math at the MUSE School in Malibu. 8 students, ranging from Kindergarten through 5th grade worked with T4T to build the “bones” of their new S.T.E.A.M. Lab. Students, you blew us all away with your thoughtful drawings, your tenacious work [...]
El Rincon Elementary: Hands-on Engineering
T4T and El Rincon Elementary Teachers are partnering up to bring hands-on S.T.E.M. infused experiences to their students. January 28th kicked off with Principal Brunson and Teachers making a field trip down to T4T to build their own Recycling Inventions. March 15th and the 21st brought this collaboration back to the school with two days [...]
