Readings on educational technology, pedagogy and technical training

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Readings on pedagogy, educational technology and technical training for educators and institutions.

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Vernier · STEM

Water rocket: a Physics classroom project for grade 10

A complete plan: the 8 MINEDUC Learning Objectives it covers, a March-to-December sequence, assessment criteria, safety protocol and the equipment required to run it.

📅 August 2026 11 min
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Hydrogen

H2 Grand Prix Pro: a technical interview on how the hydrogen car really works

30W PEM fuel cell, HydroFill electrolyzer, IATA-approved metal hydride cylinders and hybrid vehicle engineering: an in-depth technical interview on how H2 Grand Prix Pro really works.

📅 August 2026 11 min
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Mathematics · TI

The Coreguaje Maloca: how a school in Caquetá brought math to indigenous territory with Texas Instruments calculators and Cabri

In 2000, during the pilot phase of a project by Colombia's Ministry of Education, a school in Florencia, Caquetá used graphing calculators and Cabri so students could model the Coreguaje maloca — from first to eleventh grade, with six distinct geometric constructions.

📅 Year 2000 9 min
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Vernier · STEM

Green chemistry in the classroom: what it is, its 12 principles, and the Vernier kit developed with Beyond Benign

What green chemistry is and the "beyond benign" concept, the 12 principles behind it, and Vernier's Green Chemistry Starter Package developed with Beyond Benign — including the purple-tea experiment that teaches chemical equilibrium without hazardous reagents.

📅 August 2026 10 min
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E-Learning

How Universidad Javeriana Cali Rolled Out Panopto in 3 Days During the Pandemic

Integration with Zoom and Blackboard, ~50% of courses recorded in the first month, and 12,000+ hours of video watched by students. How Districalc led the Panopto rollout at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali during the pandemic.

📅 August 2026 7 min
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Vernier · STEM

Go Direct® Mini GC™: real gas chromatography for the university lab, no carrier gas tank, no dedicated technician

No carrier gas tank, no filtration system: the Go Direct Mini GC runs on room air and now detects polar and non-polar compounds. Includes a full technical profile and Vernier's "Mixed Up No More" webinar.

📅 August 2026 9 min
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Climate Action

Design Thinking and the Climate Action Kit: how Forward Education turns the climate crisis into a student project

73 pieces, 15+ lessons, and a 5-phase Design Thinking process: how Forward Education's Climate Action Kit brings climate action into the classroom with micro:bit. Includes educator Kyle Kitchen's testimonial and real California cases.

📅 July 2026 10 min
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Vernier · STEM

Getting Started with Place-Based Air Quality Investigations

The new Go Direct Air Quality sensor measures 15 variables — PM1, PM2.5, PM10, CO₂, NO₂, SO₂, ozone, VOC and GPS — in one device. Three real investigations: cooking, windows, and a full flight.

📅 July 2026 8 min
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Vernier · STEM

Bridge Building Competition: how the GDX-VSMT brings the engineering design process into the classroom

Plan, Do, Check, Act in real time: how the Go Direct® Structures & Materials Tester transforms the bridge competition into an authentic engineering cycle. Includes GDX-VSMT technical profile and how Districalc can organize the competition in your country.

📅 June 2026 9 min
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Elementary

Ubbu: the complete coding curriculum that develops computational thinking from age 4

301 public schools in Brazil, +17% in mathematics, 1,250 teachers trained. How Ubbu transforms primary education with a complete computational thinking curriculum — and how Districalc implements it in Chile with teacher training included.

📅 June 2026 10 min
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Robotics

International Aerial Drone Competition: where code makes students take flight

Pilot, team, and autonomous: three global competition categories testing the flying, programming, and teamwork skills of high school, technical, and university students. Coming to Chile in 2027 with Districalc.

📅 June 2026 8 min
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Hydrogen

H2 Grand Prix Sprint: when your school's maker lab becomes a world competitive advantage

Hydrogen from water, 3D printing, and a real-time world ranking: that is how H2GP Sprint works — the Horizon program where modifying your car with the school maker lab can take you to the international championship.

📅 June 2026 8 min
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Vernier · STEM

Getting Started with Vernier Go Direct: Chemistry Lab from Day One

9 Go Direct sensors — including the SpectroVis® Plus spectrophotometer —, 35 AP experiments and training included with Districalc. That is how complete the GDP-CHMA-SV package is for advanced chemistry.

📅 June 2026 7 min
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Vernier · STEM

Getting Started with Vernier Go Direct: Biology Lab from Day One

11 Go Direct sensors — EKG, dissolved oxygen, CO₂, human physiology and more —, 31 AP experiments and training included. The GDP-BIO-ODX covers biochemistry, ecology and human physiology from day one.

📅 June 2026 7 min
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Vernier · STEM

Getting Started with Vernier Go Direct: Physics Lab from Day One

Free Graphical Analysis and award-winning Graphical Analysis Pro, 9 sensors in the GDP-PHY-DX bundle and training included with Districalc. That is how easy it is to set up a modern physics lab.

📅 June 2026 7 min
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Hydrogen

H2 Grand Prix: Building Tomorrow's Hydrogen Energy Talent

How the H2 Grand Prix international educational program, organized by SOFOFA and Districalc with support from Colbún, uses green hydrogen cars to prepare young technicians for the energy industry of the future.

📅 June 2026 9 min
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Electric Vehicles

The Challenges of Teaching Electric Vehicle Systems

Why teaching an electric vehicle is not the same as teaching a combustion engine, and how LJ Create trainers solve the pedagogical paradox of the high-voltage classroom.

📅 June 2025 8 min
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