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Virginia Tech’s School of Education is dedicated to enriching the lives of pre-kindergartner through college learners, their families, and their communities through inquiry, leadership, and advocacy in a diverse world. The school’s faculty members fulfill the school’s mission through the preparation of educational professionals, applied research, and high-impact outreach. The school promotes rigorous inquiry in all aspects of its teaching, research, and outreach, provides the leadership necessary to advance all educational systems, and engages in advocacy that ensures equity and accessibility to quality learning experiences for all members of a diverse and global community. The school’s mission aligns within Virginia Tech’s motto, “Ut Prosim” (That I May Serve).

NEWS AND STORIES SPOTLIGHT

Thinkabit Lab Inspires More than 4,000 to Invent

Crafts and tools line the walls inside brightly painted rooms at the end of the first floor hall in Virginia Tech’s Falls Church campus in the National Capital Region.

It’s here in the Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab at Virginia Tech that, since 2016, more than 4,000 students and teachers, primarily from underserved and underrepresented communities in the D.C. area, have wired, programmed, and crafted their own unique inventions. Such creations include a roving robot vacuum topped with stuffed animals, a “dabbing” lion, model traffic light systems, and all kinds of environmental sensors. In the process, students are exposed to careers and opportunities in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, mostly for the first time. View More Stories

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Center for Research and Development in International Education Center for Instructional Technology Solutions in Industry and Education Training and Technical Assistance Center Virginia Career View

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