{"id":18781,"date":"2021-07-05T19:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T19:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=18781"},"modified":"2021-07-05T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T19:00:06","slug":"stem-org-recognition-validates-aopas-efforts-to-introduce-aviation-skills-careers-to-high-schoolers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/aviation-education\/stem-org-recognition-validates-aopas-efforts-to-introduce-aviation-skills-careers-to-high-schoolers\/%20","title":{"rendered":"STEM.Org Recognition Validates AOPA\u2019S Efforts to Introduce Aviation Skills, Careers to High Schoolers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The AOPA Foundation\u2019s High School Aviation STEM Curriculum<\/a> received two accreditation honors from the prestigious independent credentialing and education research organization STEM.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The high school curriculum and corresponding materials were\nvetted during a rigorous and thorough process, earning two Trustmarks that are\nindicative of meeting a range of standards set by STEM.org experts which\ninclude:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7    Develop critical\nthinking, collaboration, and communication skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7    Promote science,\ntechnology, engineering, and math skills that prepare students for the future\nof aviation and aerospace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7    Strengthen the\nSTEM skills students need for twenty-first century careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c2\u00b7    Support the development of STEM skills\nfuture-focused employers desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEM.org is the leading exclusive third-party validator of\nSTEM books, videos, and other print and digital learning resources. Since 2001,\nits leadership has assisted with key initiatives that have been critical to the\noverall growth and proliferation of the movement, including work with the STEM\nCongressional Caucus. Other organizations that have received STEM.org\nTrustmarks include The Walt Disney Co., Staples, the NBA, and The New York\nTimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe opportunity to become accredited through STEM.org is\nsomething that will elevate the AOPA Foundation\u2019s curriculum to new heights,\u201d\nsaid AOPA You Can Fly Program Executive Director Elizabeth Tennyson. \u201cMany\nstudents don\u2019t realize that being a pilot is an option for them and it really\nis very accessible. AOPA works hard to make it even more accessible and gives\nstudents the exposure and tools they need to pursue a career in aviation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As AOPA previously reported, \u201cthe science, technology,\nengineering, and math curriculum features six courses in two pathways\u2014pilot and\ndrones\u2014for students in grades nine through 12 and can be used in public,\nprivate, charter, or parochial high schools. It is also available for home\nschool co-op programs at the high school level. Schools may choose to use a\nsingle course or a four-year career and technical education program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 8,000 students participated in the AOPA\nFoundation\u2019s STEM curriculum for the 2020-2021 school year. By the end of the\ntwo pathways, students have learned the material needed to pass the FAA private\npilot or remote pilot knowledge tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AOPA Foundation\u2019s curriculum was used in more than 200\nschools across 38 states in the 2020-2021 school year and will expand in the\ncoming years. The curriculum is also attracting more students from backgrounds\nthat are currently underrepresented throughout the aviation field, with 20\npercent of the students in the curriculum being female, and 45 percent people\nof color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The need for more professional pilots is expected to\nincrease following a slow but steady recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic nearly\ncrippled the airlines. According to the Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook,\n\u201cAs tens of thousands of pilots, technicians and cabin crew members reach\nretirement age over the next decade, educational outreach and career pathway\nprograms will be essential to inspiring and recruiting the next generation.\u201d\nThe outlook predicts that North America alone will need more than 200,000\npilots between 2020 and 2039. According to FAA data, the United States has seen\na 36-percent increase in student pilot certificate issuances between 2016 and\n2020 and a 41-percent increase in private pilots within the same time period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schools that use the AOPA Foundation\u2019s curriculum are\naccepted through an application process, and schools interested in applying for\nthe 2022-2023 school year are encouraged to contact AOPA\u2019s high school\ncurriculum specialists. The curriculum is provided to schools for free because\nof generous donations made to the AOPA Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The AOPA Foundation\u2019s High School Aviation STEM Curriculum received two accreditation honors from the prestigious independent credentialing and education research organization STEM.org. The high school curriculum and corresponding materials were vetted during a rigorous and thorough process, earning two Trustmarks that are indicative of meeting a range of standards set by STEM.org experts which include: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation-education"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18782,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18781\/revisions\/18782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}