Page Tech Ed

11/16/2024

Student produced solutions to realworld problems.

02/17/2023

Our computer science students have partnered with General Motors to participate in the Oakland Schools Design Thinking challenge. Today Akshay Sarin from GM came in to speak with our students about the future of electric vehicles. He also presented this challenge to the class, "How might we use clean energy to enable mobility in the future?" The students are working in small groups designing, creating, and programming robots to answer this challenge.

12/05/2022

Page Thundercats competed in the Grosse Point Woods Qualifier. The team took 8th place and made it to the semifinals. Our robot was awarded runner up for the Innovative Award. It was a great season!

11/12/2022

Go Thunder Cats! Getting ready for team judging at the Rochester Qualifier.

11/08/2022

Students using design thinking to solve problems in the TechShop.

08/02/2022

This summer, I participated in a Design Thinking Boot Camp. Design Thinking is a process to solve problems where there can be multiple solutions. After learning the process we worked with industry partners to apply it. Then we taught it to students from Avondale. We brought them to Oakland University and were given a challenge. Once their solutions were complete, they present their solutions to a panel of judges from OU. The best part of Design Thinking is how it can be applied to multiple content areas.

06/09/2022

Mrs. Gower's Artist, painted a large mural for the TechEd classroom. It turned out great. A special thank you to Paige and Hailey for all of their hardwork!

02/16/2022

Our newest addition to the Tech Lab. This is a 1:7.5 scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope primary and secondary mirrors. I hope this will help inspire some of my students to reach for the stars.

01/28/2022

Some big changes are coming to the Tech Lab. We've installed the floor of what will be a regulation First Tech Challenge field. Next years computer science class will build and program robots using java. Our robotics clubs will use it to practice for their competitions.
More pictures to follow when we install the side panels.

08/17/2020

06/06/2020

As we move towards the end of our school year there are many things that seem out of place. What tugs at my heart the most is missing the opportunity to say goodbye to the 8th grade students, some of whom I have had for three years, so...

To my students:

Our experiences during this time will always give us a unique perspective. In time it will help us understand the frailty of life. This is not something we, your teachers, could have ever taught in a classroom, no one could. You have learned how to be. How to be with family, how to be when it is quiet, how to be when our normal way of living has been silenced. How to be you.

At times this can be terrifying, but when we learn who we are, we learn to be strong. We learn how to tackle the challenge in front of us. We learn what it takes to face adversity and use it to our advantage. We learn that all of the distractions at our fingertips are just that, distraction, and they will keep us from becoming who we are meant to be.

You are about to embark on a new adventure. Your path in life has not yet been determined. This is the time that you get to choose your future before it gets chosen for you. In time we will be able to wake up and breathe. We will greet each other knowing that this shared experience is something that will empower us to make a difference in our world.

Be good, work diligently, follow your passion.

Good luck!

Mr. Gower

05/07/2020

As we continue with online school, I wanted to post more work my students are creating. To remain true to the 8 essential elements of project based learning we have given the students voice and choice in what they want to create. So you will see a variety of projects that are both hands-on and computer based.