Programs
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy (DPEA)
As mentioned previously, the DPEA is a four-year Career Technical Education (CTE) program based at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California. It applies a project-and-design-based approach to teach students critical analytical, design, and problem-solving skills. Students complete three CTE Pathways through the program coursework: Engineering Technology, Product Innovation & Design and Machining & Forming Technologies. The DPEA functions as a “Lab School” for the Institute where new concepts and approaches to project-based STEAM learning can be piloted, and if successful, expanded.
Elementary School Field Trips
These are half day visits of 75-100 Elementary School students to the DPEA and Institute Science and Technology Gallery. There are several project-based STEAM activities the students participate in, many curated by DPEA students.
Elementary School STEAM Kits
These kits form the basis of the STEAM curriculum being taught in K-6th grade. The kit complexity is geared to student maturity/skill level ranging from a rockets kit for third graders to an advanced Arduino Weather Station kit for 6th graders.
Elementary School Teacher Professional Development
These sessions are designed to help Elementary School STEAM teachers develop the necessary skills to teach a project-based STEAM curriculum. This includes not only curriculum development but also STEAM kit design and assembly as well as safe and proper use of the various power tools needed to operate in this environment.
Elementary School STEAM Curriculum Development
This is the work to develop or many times improve on STEAM curriculum so it meets the Next Generation Science Standard.
STEAM Facilities Consulting
We offer a variety of consulting visit opportunities for other school districts and educational entities nationally and internationally. These can be half, full or multi day visits depending on client needs. Topics can range from specific plans to build STEAM facilities to STEAM curriculum to teacher Professional Development to the keys to project-based learning
Fundraising Strategies Consulting
Provide insights on what works and doesn’t work to raise funding to support STEAM project-based learning.
