{"id":670,"date":"2024-11-12T13:55:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T13:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/?p=670"},"modified":"2024-11-14T15:17:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:17:38","slug":"ii4ts-drone-programming-rises-students-above-barriers-to-stem-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/?p=670","title":{"rendered":"II4T Brings the Magic of Drone Careers to Students in School Districts Throughout PA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"670\" class=\"elementor elementor-670\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04a4fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04a4fb\" 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-f8c25e4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8c25e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">II4T Brings the Magic of Drone Careers to Students in School Districts Throughout PA<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289bdf2 elementor-widget__width-inherit small elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"289bdf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hundreds of times each year, we have the privilege of handing a drone remote controller to a student for their first flight. The engines whine up, the propellers buzz, the drone lifts off the ground, and the smiles go ear to ear.  It's the magical experience of becoming a drone pilot.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d3003 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66d3003\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba9ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ba9ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-About.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-581\" alt=\"Tim Heffernan instructing students on For-The-Win Robotics Drone Controllers\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd222a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddd222a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>II4T&#8217;s CEO Tim Heffernan instructs students on operating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftw-robotics.com\/hopper\">For The Win &#8211; Robotics &#8216;Hopper&#8217; Drone<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc12590 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc12590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/investing\/010615\/how-drones-are-changing-business-world.asp\">Drones have become increasingly popular in recent years<\/a>, and their uses have expanded beyond military and commercial purposes, but also for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0360131524000137#:~:text=Integrating%20drones%20in%20STEM%20education,thinking%20competence%20(Giurato%20et%20al\">education<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snexplores.org\/article\/lets-learn-about-flying-drones-for-science#:~:text=And%20in%20recent%20years%2C%20they,and%20inspect%20how%20they%20breathe.\">research<\/a>. By incorporating drones into STEM education, students are given the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge technology and have hands-on experience in a field that is rapidly growing.\u00a0 <strong>Unfortunately, very few schools can implement a drone programming without the help of a non-profit such as II4T.<\/strong><\/p><p>Our partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftw-robotics.com\/\">For The Win-Robotics<\/a>, has enabled us to run drone programming all-throughout underserved PA School Districts &#8211; where students design, build, and program their own drones as teams. This not only gives them a sense of ownership over the technology and STEM career skills, but also allows them to develop problem-solving, teamwork, critical thinking, and communication skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4587c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce4587c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first time a student gets to fly their drone, they are entranced.  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4396c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4396c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8061eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8061eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1177\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drone-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-512\" alt=\"Drone 2\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc45e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc45e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students flying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftw-robotics.com\/hopper\">For The Win &#8211; Robotics Hopper Drone<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b93c93 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b93c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sheer joy that students experience breaking into the world of aerial robotics is nothing short of spectacular.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziprecruiter.com\/t\/Most-Popular-Types-Of-Drone-Jobs#:~:text=Careers%20in%20the%20drone%20industry,film%20production%2C%20and%20military%20industries.\">We make sure kids realize that the magic doesn&#8217;t stop here, careers in the drone industry are booming and pay well.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0This is very engaging and exciting programming, but it&#8217;s not just for fun and games.\u00a0 This is to open students&#8217; eyes to careers they&#8217;re not typically hearing about, and empowering the amazing teachers and school district administrators that we love serving.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of times each year, we have the privilege of handing a drone remote controller to a student for their first flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"II4T Brings the Magic of Drone Careers to Students in School Districts Throughout PA - Innovation Institute for Tomorrow","description":"Hundreds of times each year, we have the privilege of handing a drone remote controller to a student for their first flight."},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=670"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":767,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670\/revisions\/767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}