Redbird Creates High School Flight Simulator STEM Lessons

The flight simulator instruction aim to augment AOPA curriculum for sophomores and juniors.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 03:51 PM ET

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AOPA’s STEM program was released during the 2018-19 school year to 322 schools nationwide. [Courtesy: Redbird Flight Simulations]

Key Takeaways:

The AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM symposium emphasized aviation as an expedient and effective method for teaching high school STEM subjects.
Redbird Flight introduced 25 new, free flight simulator lessons designed to integrate with and supplement AOPA's high school aviation STEM curriculum, currently used in about 300 schools.
These hands-on simulator lessons connect classroom theory to practical flight skills and aeronautical decision-making, aiming to prepare students for a wide range of STEM careers in aviation beyond piloting.

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When it comes to teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at the high school level, one of the most expedient ways to do this is through aviation—that’s the message from the AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM symposium.

The event, held in Memphis, Tennessee, on the weekend of November 12, brought together more than 400 educators and industry leaders to share information and discuss ways to apply STEM concepts using Redbird Flight simulation technology.