STEM career awareness platform

Great tools can help dedicated teachers accomplish even more with their students. That’s why the Ohio STEM Learning Network is proud to offer access to Learning Blade to middle schools for free. This program is funded by the State of Ohio’s generous support for the network and STEM programming.

Learning Blade connects classrooms to STEM careers

This supplemental curriculum provides interactive and engaging lessons on various STEM topics. Designed for students in grades 5-9, Learning Blade can help teachers foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and understanding of careers.

Learning Blade ScreenshotResources in Learning Blade are organized around “Missions” covering topics including advanced manufacturing, renewable energy, cybersecurity, and much more. In total, Ohio teachers can choose from more than 400 lessons, helping connect lessons to real-world applications in careers.

Missions include:

  • Car manufacturing
  • Dolphin rescue
  • Flu outbreak
  • Hack attack
  • Rescue robot
Each Mission includes interactive online lessons for students, lesson plans for teachers, and take-home activities. These resources have been aligned to Ohio’s Learning Standards for grades 5-9 in Math, English Language Arts, Science, and Technology as well as applicable standards from the Computer Science Teachers Association.
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Learning Blade gets my students excited about STEM careers. Some didn't even know some of these jobs existed nor how they fit into the career field. My students are actually excited about doing Learning Blade!
D'Auric Gladney
TEAMS teacher, Kelly Mill Middle School, South Carolina
I find that the Learning Blade modules are an excellent introduction to the different units I teach...They are also great at identifying the different careers associated with the topics. I feel Learning Blade helps students make connections between what they are learning and careers in the real-world.
Jamie Lea Walker-Davidson
STEM Teacher, Mansfield Schools, Missouri

How to access Learning Blade

Access to Learning Blade is provided, for free, for Ohio educators. Teachers can integrate Learning Blade as a supplemental resource connecting learning to in-demand STEM careers:

  1. Administrators, teachers, and after-school educators can sign up at www.learningblade.com/OH (You must be a staff or faculty member of educational organization to request an account.)
  2. You will be asked to provide your district/organization email address to receive your information.
  3. An invitation email will be sent to the email provided with credentials to access the platform.

Key features

  • Free access for Ohio educators
  • 400+ lessons connecting to high demand careers
  • A toolbox of STEM resources including online interactive lessons for students, lesson plans for teachers, and take-home activities for families
  • Compatible with Clever and Schoology (school single sign-on systems)
  • Culturally sensitive and user friendly
  • Aligned to Ohio’s Learning Standards for grades 5-9 in Math, English Language Arts, Science, and Technology as well as applicable standards from the Computer Science Teachers Association
  • 20 hour “Introduction to Coding” course outlines early computer science concepts with text-based/block-based coding
  • Schools that complete 5,000 online lessons will win a Tello Drone

Key features

Need help? For problems signing up, contact [email protected]. For tech support, contact [email protected].

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