During his summer experience of 2018, Jadon pursued a career interest by apprenticing with a professional knife maker. He quickly decided making knives wasn’t actually what he wanted to do, and in the process, he also learned how to learn. Jadon’s passion for knives quickly rekindled and old interest in medical biology.
The main goal for the 23x2: Introduction to Genetics Problem Solving Immersion was to inspire scientific inquiry and foster problem-solving skills in the area of genetics. During the experience, DLab learner Alex K. showed significant growth in scientific inquiry, problem solving, and curiosity by starting with the question, “How can I use genetic problem solving to predict the genetics of offspring in fruit flies?” Here, Alex shares her reflection on the experience, and how it has inspired her to keep learning about genetics.
One Stone believes in the power of students to make the world a better place. Here, Daniel K. shares how he monetized his experience with a 3D modeling and rendering program to create a business that helps others.
On November 9th, at 5:15 PM, Lee Timo placed an order for me on Fiverr, one of the world’s most popular freelance platforms. Just a few weeks earlier, I'd posted an offer on the site to get on a Skype call and share my knowledge about Blender, a free 3D modeling and rendering program that I'd spent the past year learning about. Ten bucks, for a one hour call on the ins and outs of Blender. Since no one else was offering this service, I was lucky enough to score a client. Lee was my first.
The BUGS Design Lab team worked with with the Boise Urban Garden School (BUGS). BUGS is a non-profit that teaches youth and adults about the fundamentals of gardening through science, nutrition, and environmental-based lesson plans and activities. They also hold culinary classes for the Boise community and donate the harvest of the BUGS garden to charities. The problem the team solved for was a lack of winter-specific programming for gardening and culinary opportunities.
One Stone and the Idaho PTECH Network, together with Trailhead Boise, will stage the first PlayTech, a two-day gaming, hacking and coding event designed to inspire high school students from across the state to pursue an education and career in the tech industry in Idaho. The hands-on event will feature speakers from the high tech and start-up industry, as well as peer-to-peer coaching opportunities for high school students.
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