Maker Faire Milwaukee 2024
Gearbox Labs
Home: Wisconsin, United States
With over 45 years of education experience in the classroom, education publishing, and children and adult learning as well as numerous awards for their work, the founders created Gearbox Labs to address an international shortage of STEM professionals
https://gearboxlabs.org/
Maker
Isabel Mendiola
For the past 15 years, Ms. Mendiola has been working as an educator in elementary, middle, and high schools in Monterrey Mexico. Ms. Mendiola has taught Biology, Physics, and Chemistry and is a pioneer of STEM/STEAM programming in Monterrey. She teaches in both English and Spanish for learners of diverse skill levels. Ms. Mendiola's home city is one of the largest centers of manufacturing in Mexico with a large demand for skilled workers including technicians and engineers. There are also many universities and hospitals that create a demand for laboratory specialists, nurses, scientists, and doctors. Her skills as an educator and technologist have helped students prepare for jobs in the city. Ms. Mediola has B.A's. in nutrition and child psychology, a federal certificate in educational pedagogy completed coursework towards an engineering degree, and is currently completing her Masters in STEM Education.
