Students at Wausau West High School in Wausau, Wisconsin, will soon be able to sign up for a new computer sciences class, reported the Wausau Daily Herald.
The course will be paid for by a grant from 3M totaling $25,000, stated the media outlet. The money will be used to develop the class' highly technical curriculum, as well as pay for instructor training in concepts relating to science, technology, engineering and math.
According to the news source, the course outline includes "computer modeling, computer numeric control, computer-aided manufacturing software, robotics and flexible manufacturing systems." Teachers involved with similar projects may consider using educational technology devices, such as an interactive whiteboard, a 3D computer program or a
DLP projector, to expose their students to STEM related topics.
Technical education is a central focus of the Wisconsin community. Recently, the local news source reported on a robotics day camp in nearby Lincoln County for elementary-level area students. Aside from having fun interacting with their peers, pupils who attended the event learned to use Lego Mindstorm robotics kits and NXT microcontrollers.
