Industry Challenges

An “authentic” industry challenge provides students the opportunity to work on real world challenges in a collaborative, team-based environment, applying instructional content to technical work place problems. For example, challenges could focus on product packaging, material organization, internal communication methods, process efficiency, marketing/advertising, safety, ergonomics, sustainability, testing processes/methods, office/production floor layout, or product innovations. We would like the challenges to be "real-world" enough that they will engage students and be appropriate for 9th or 10th grade students who may have limited prior knowledge. You don't have to develop the challenge yourself, but your knowledge and input in developing the challenge will be appreciated. A challenge is very flexible, and can last between 6 and 12 weeks.