Exploring online learning in STEM education, an educator changes the classroom to change lives, and building confidence through failure
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For Inspiration & Recognition of Science and Technology
At the Crossroads of Traditional and Online Learning

FIRST® President Don Bossi explores how programs like FIRST, at the intersection of traditional and online learning, provide opportunities to advance the entire STEM education system – particularly for educators, parents, and students from underserved and rural populations.

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Reinventing the Classroom Experience

FIRST Mentor Scott Heister incorporated the FIRST principles of guided, hands-on learning into the classroom and transformed what had been a failing school into a unique, vibrant educational opportunity for students.

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FIRST Builds Confidence for Entrepreneurship

Through FIRST® Robotics Competition, FIRST alum Max Friefeld learned how to fail and built the confidence he needed to follow his passion for engineering and start his own company.

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