“SmartLab Learning’s turnkey solutions allowed us to move quickly to implement a district-wide STEM program…the SmartLab Learning solutions plus the professional development allowed our students to be actively engaged in project-based learning immediately.”
STEM Program Self-Assessment
Whether you work at the classroom level or manage a whole system of K-12 schools, this self-assessment will provide an overview of your program’s maturity and recommend practical next steps.
Useful for educators working to:
- Use technology to boost student engagement and achievement
- Prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s challenges
- Build a cohesive STEM learning program
- Prioritize hands-on PBL learning
Learning is different here.
Engaged students ask their own questions, take risks, persist when things are hard, and learn to lead. They show up.
In a SmartLab, students from kindergarten to high school solve problems, build things that matter, and see what they can do—not only what they’re told. When learning feels meaningful, students rise to the occasion.
In SmartLab, I feel like anything I work on could benefit me in my future.
— Levi, 8th grade SmartLab Student
What happens when you start with engagement? ➔
Teaching looks different in a SmartLab.
It takes a teacher.
SmartLab is built by educators and with educators in mind. Here, the responsibility for learning shifts not away from teachers, but toward students.
SmartLab Facilitators are teachers who coach, guide, and push students to take ownership of their learning. That shift opens space for students to build new STEM skills and use those skills to solve real-world challenges together.
Whether facilitation is second nature or something new, the curriculum assumes—and encourages—a learning mindset. SmartLab Certified Facilitator training gives educators a chance to step into the learner’s role themselves so they can support students from a place of confidence and shared experience.
I think that’s been really fun—learning with the students and not knowing all the answers.
— Mrs. Yount, Elementary SmartLab facilitator
maplewood elementary school | Greeley, co
Aligned for school impact.
Too often, schools invest in STEM tools or makerspaces that end up underused. SmartLab offers something different: a purposeful, sustainable learning ecosystem that fits your schedule, your staff, and your goals.
Spark, Explorer, and Pathfinder are student-centered STEM curricula designed to scale from K to 12—whether your focus is creative exploration, structured skill-building, or career readiness. They’re supported by SmartLab HQ or FLEX environments that adapt to your space and vision.
That means engaged students, supported teachers, and visible progress toward academic, social, and school-culture goals.
The student experience in our SmartLab has positively transformed our school’s learning culture.
— Mark Weerts, Principal
Prairie View Elementary | East Troy, WI
How SmartLab “fits” into a school ➔
Why educators use SmartLab Across the Curriculum
Prepare today’s students
for tomorrow.
District leaders are asked to solve for the future—of their students, their staff, and their communities. SmartLab meets that challenge by helping students build transferable, workforce-ready skills through hands-on, real-world learning.
SmartLab programs integrate STEM applications with industry-connected career pathways. Each curriculum unit fosters critical thinking, collaboration, and self-direction. From K–12, students connect ideas across subjects and apply their learning in tangible ways.
That visibility matters. When students share what they’ve built, your community sees what modern learning—and future readiness—really looks like.
It’s actually shown our community what our students are capable of.
— Dr. Deirdre Pilch, Superintendent
Greeley-Evans School District 6 | Greeley, CO
Hear from SmartLab Educators:
“We are able to work with our students to get them career and college ready, and we do that K-12. SmartLabs help by getting students’ hands on projects and activities, getting them working with partners in the classroom, and getting them building something they would’ve never have imagined they could build…it’s actually shown our community what our students are capable of.”
“By moving beyond textbooks and theory, investing in SmartLab HQs technology gives students a chance to succeed in an ever-changing, fast-moving environment while fostering essential skills such as communication, flexibility, creativity, and collaboration. We’re equipping students with the tools, resources, and confidence to adapt to new technologies and ideas that push the world forward.”
“In our SmartLab, students become empowered and engaged as they use critical thinking, curiosity, and collaboration to apply content standards. I have yet to meet a student who doesn’t love this class or
benefit from this connected approach to learning.”
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