21st Century Trojans

Greater Johnstown High school has implemented a new Engineering and Design curriculum focused on problem-solving based STEM education. The new Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum looks to transform the typical teacher-centered classroom by encouraging a curriculum that is driven by problem-solving, discovery, exploratory learning, and require students to actively engage a situation in order to find its solution. STEM aims to teach independent innovation and allows students to explore greater depths of all of subjects by utilizing skills that are going to be required in order for today’s students to be tomorrow’s global leaders. Jobs in the 21st century are requiring workers to have a greater ability to think critically, communicate ideas, and work as a member of a team. This program will give high school students a chance to refine these important skills making them better prepared to enter the 21st century job market. All students entering the ninth grade will now take a class called Engineering Concepts which will be the introductory class in the program. After the introductory course students at Greater Johnstown High School will have the opportunity to choose classes such as: Emerging and Green Technology, Agile Robotics, Structural Development and Design, Transportation Development and Design, and Technology Student Association in the Classroom just to name a few. The Engineering and Technology Department includes Teachers: Barry Deetscreek, Ed Dierling, Richard Capraun, Mark Mosorjak, and Jeff Blanchetti.