Technology to touch: Touch Tomorrow truck inspires students!
Technology to touch: Touch Tomorrow truck inspires students!
The Touch Tomorrow Truck recently stopped at the IGS Salmtal and inspired students: inside with his mobile classroom on two floors. The truck is equipped with the latest technology and is dedicated to current topics such as robotics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and sustainable technologies. The aim of the initiative is to enable young people to learn interactive learning by participating and practical experience. Students: Inside, the opportunity to program robots and explore virtual worlds, which led to a lively participation and positive response. Pia Zeimet, didactic coordinator of the school, expressed enthusiastic about the project and thanked Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation and everyone involved for implementation.
As part of the project, workshops that were led by MINT coaches were also held as part of the project. These not only conveyed new skills, but also stimulated thought about career prospects. The week with the Touch Tomorrow Truck not only aroused and consolidated the interest in technical topics, but also formed future visions of the students: inside.
The MINT formation in the focus
The relevance of MINT subjects (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, technology) is again highlighted in the latest PISA study. This shows that pupils: with pronounced MINT skills, can achieve better performance and create solid professional foundations. This underlines the need to promote MINT formation. With its learning continuum, the Fischer Group with its Fischertechnik brand offers a playful imparting of MINT knowledge that meets the current needs of educational institutions. The developed learning concepts cover a wide range, from robotics to renewable energies.
The partnership of Fischertechnik with the World Robot Olympiad for the years 2024 and 2025 as well as the collaboration with European Schoolnet (EUN) is also important. These initiatives aim to promote innovative educational practices in Europe. The involvement of parents, teachers and educational institutions in the design of MINT lessons is indispensable to inspire the next generation for scientific and technological relationships.The role of federal politics
The MINT action plan 2.0 was launched to promote MINT formation, which is also supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This plan aims to qualify young people along the entire educational chain. Various fields of action, including cooperations between school and extracurricular activities and the integration of families, are part of this concept. Around 70 MINT clusters are established nationwide to support extra-curricular educational offers and to network with schools.Current initiatives and campaigns such as #MINT magic are aimed at children and young people to arouse enthusiasm for MINT. This commitment also aims to increase the proportion of women in the MINT area, since women are often underrepresented in this academic domain. The annual "Girls' Day" is a measure that promotes cliché-free professional orientation for schoolchildren and helps to secure a broader representation in the MINT area.
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