Thu, Oct 18, 2012
Fly to Learn, Powered by X-Plane And Deaf Pilots Association To Work Together To Promote STEM Education
Fly To Learn, Powered by X-Plane, and the Deaf Pilots Association have formed alliances implementing real-world Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs for the profoundly deaf, or those who may be hard-of-hearing or late-deafened, in middle school classrooms.
The beta test will begin after the first of the year with continued success planned for implementation of the program across the nation. Deaf Pilots Association President, Kevin Willis, expressed his excitement about the initiative as profoundly cutting edge for growing our future pilots, skilled labor, and aerospace engineers.
Fly To Learn, Powered by X-Plane, teaches STEM concepts by making learning fun for students and easy for teachers to implement. The program promotes STEM fundamentals through implementation of the flight simulator program, X-Plane. Students learn STEM disciplines through the design, construction, flight, and performance evaluation of virtual airplanes, proving learning can be exciting and engaging. Curriculum aligns with Nationals Science Education Framework, National Standards, and Common Core Standards.
The Deaf Pilots Association mission is to unite its members through a common love of flying. They are men and women, teachers and students, mechanics and farmers, bankers and programmers, priests and writers, working and retired. Members may have grown up profoundly deaf, or may be hard-of-hearing or late-deafened. Many use sign language while some employ speech or lip-reading. The diverse association spans the United States, with members in Europe and throughout Australia.
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