{"id":856,"date":"2025-01-06T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/?page_id=856"},"modified":"2025-01-08T17:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:00:28","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/?page_id=856","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"856\" class=\"elementor elementor-856\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eaf91db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5eaf91db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46245cdc xlarge elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46245cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Innovation Institute For Tomorrow Blogs<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f8fe9f elementor-widget__width-initial large elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20f8fe9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We will periodically release blogs showcasing our students, teachers, partners, volunteers, donors, and sponsors.  Consider joining our community by joining our newsletter and learning about future opportunities to propel the future of STEM in Pennsylvania.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673323f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"673323f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">I want to be Involved!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1916de4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1916de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Join our newsletter for exclusive access to robotics and drones workshops, camps, events, scholarships, and giveaways!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3310db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3310db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7145cf9 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"7145cf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Development<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0e7b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d0e7b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 14, 2024<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2059bdf elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2059bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/?p=768\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read This Blog >><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"862\" class=\"elementor elementor-862 e-loop-item e-loop-item-715 post-715 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4361b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b4361b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2585f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2585f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">II4T VEX Robotics: A Student and State Champion&#8217;s Perspective on STEM<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is a blog written by II4T summer intern, Jeremy, who shares his personal VEX experience from the 2021-22 season in which his two-team alliance battled another for a seat at the VEX World Championship.\u200b\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2059bdf elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2059bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/?p=715\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read This Blog >><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"862\" 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