School name: Colfax High School
Project name: Design Tech (colfaxdesign.com)
Contacts: Jonathan Schwartz
Description:
Students enrolling in Colfax Design Tech will be introduced to general design principles. Students will rotate through four Career Technology Education classes: Woodworking, Metal, Electronics and Integrated Computers. The course consists of basic instruction and the practice in each of the individual fields. Through hands-on project based learning, students will develop a project that involves all four fields. This applied academics class prepares students for design, engineering, manufacturing, and technology careers.
Background:
Colfax High School has been a past recipient of several Lemelson MIT InvenTeam grants where a group of students developed a product concept, prototyped and tested the product. InvenTeam advisor Jonathan Swartz is an inventor and manufacturer in his own right, developing the Top Saw pocket tool, a product that won a 2007 Leatherman’s Innovative Tool contest. The Sierra STEM CTE Collaborative grant and Sierra College provided the opportunity for four CTE programs to collaborate (wood, metals, electronics and media) and develop a multi-disciplinary program.
Links: Colfax High School Career Technical Education and Design Tech web site
Are you a business owner? Have extra materials? Are you available to host a live workshop at your business? We would love to have you contribute to our program.
