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Tech for Tomorrow

Mission

Tech for Tomorrow is on a mission to introduce students to today’s cutting-edge technology and inspire them to create enduring innovations for the future. Through Design Challenge Learning and interactive classroom resources, students will experience the limitless possibilities of technology in solving some of our world’s greatest challenges. Inspire the next generation to create tomorrow’s tech – today.

Cyber Detectives

Teach your students to be cyber sleuths and stay safe on the internet with eight classroom activities introducing students to scams, coding, and strategies for internet safety.

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Tech for Global Good

Meet the innovators solving the world’s greatest challenges and motivate your students to create change with an inspiring video series and standards-aligned classroom resources.

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Virtual Field Trip

This Virtual Field Trip will provide students with an all-access pass to The Tech Interactive’s most exciting exhibits AND a road trip to one of the most famous sites in California: Silicon Valley, to meet some of tech’s leading professionals.

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STEM Connect

The Tech Interactive has partnered with Discovery Education to deliver STEM Connect to 10 Title I schools in California. The Tech Interactive hopes to fuel student learning and ensure that STEM education is accessible and equitable. STEM Connect is a cutting-edge interdisciplinary K-8 resource designed to enhance core curriculum and bring STEM to life in the classroom. Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering, STEM Connect uses a powerful 4Cs framework to present relatable scenarios that connect students to real world challenges. With each unit, students are encouraged to develop and apply solutions to these problems, as they build valuable critical-thinking and solution seeking skills for life.

The Tech Interactive

The Tech Interactive is a family-friendly science and technology center in the heart of downtown San Jose. Our hands-on activities, experimental labs and design challenge experiences empower people to innovate with creativity, curiosity and compassion. The Tech is a world leader in the creation of immersive STEAM education resources to develop the next generation of problem-solvers locally, nationally and globally. We believe that everyone is born an innovator who can change the world for the better.

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Discovery Education

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. Through its award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia resources, immersive STEM experiences and the largest professional learning network of its kind, Discovery Education is transforming teaching and learning and improving academic achievement around the globe. Discovery Education’s services are available in approximately half of U.S. classrooms and primary schools in the U.K. and reach over 5 million educators and 51 million students in more than 90 countries. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and like-minded organizations to empower teachers with customized solutions that support the success of all learners. Explore the future of education at

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More Resources

Find more resources for your classroom from The Tech Interactive’s Bowers Institute and explore design challenge learning today!

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