Paseo Academy partners with Verizon for innovative learning lab
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts is one of only 200 schools nationwide picked for a Verizon Innovative Learning Lab, bringing virtual reality, 3D printing and artificial intelligence to students. Principal Kaleb Patterson said the partnership with Verizon started with one conversation between district leaders and grew into the space now used by seventh and eighth graders. "So this partnership actually started with Dr. [Derald] Davis. He is our deputy superintendent for the district. He created this partnership with Verizon, and it kind of just started from a conversation and an idea, and then it just built down from there," Patterson said. Students design and code using tools including virtual reality headsets, 3D printers and programmable rovers. Patterson said the lab includes virtual reality goggles students use with joysticks to work through course challenges, 3D printers for student designs, coding tools including cars that run a student-programmed obstacle course, and a circuit system where students can build things like propellers and lights. "We've got all kinds of things going on," Patterson said. The lab is part of the school's Project Lead the Way program, which teaches problem-solving skills using modern technology. "Basically what that's challenging students to do is use problem-solving and critical thinking using modern...
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