Stile Education

The next-generation science standards (NGSS) transformed the American school system in 2013, writing an official set of teaching standards into law to promote scientific literacy. However, it quickly became a double-edged sword as school districts structured their curricula to be rigid and prescriptive, negatively impacting students and teachers. Teachers delivered their lessons as performers, reading from a script with little breathing room to utilize creative or appealing teaching methods, affecting students’ interest in classes.

Stile Education brings the joy of teaching back by giving teachers the tools to meaningfully engage students in the best ways while changing the way they interact with the world around them. It provides a comprehensive, highly customizable NGSS-aligned science curriculum for middle school students in the form of a digital learning platform that hosts various lessons, videos, assessments, quizzes, and lab activities. It also provides hands-on science kits for engineering challenges and experiments, as well as a line of workbooks to accompany the digital learning material.

Stile consistently integrates the latest scientific advancements, news, and data sets into its curriculum to keep pace with the dynamic nature of the field. It focuses its learning material on topics relevant to the scenarios students face today without disregarding the past events that shaped it. Interactive simulations allow students to explore modern concepts in unique, captivating ways, like Stile’s planet simulation. Students can manipulate variables for the planet’s atmosphere and replicate that of earth, which sustains life, while circumventing the runaway greenhouse effect.

“We give students the skills, knowledge, and ability to thrive in today’s world and the world of tomorrow,” says Daniel Pikler, CEO and co-founder of Stile Education.

Following a one-size-doesn’t-fit-all motto, Stile adapts its curriculum to the needs of a school’s student cohort while considering the locality and local phenomena. Encouraging student activity through its interactive and tailored lessons, it motivates students across skill levels and brings them up-to-pace on an even playing field with STEM matters.

“The customizability allows schools and districts to mold Stile into their unique curriculum that meets their student needs,” states Pikler.

Stile is used as a robust teaching tool that creates a blended and dynamic learning environment. Teachers unravel lessons at the front of a classroom and facilitate discussions. Meanwhile, students review the material on their devices and participate in labs. Teaching staff receive guidance on using the platform, planning lessons, and learning how to pre-emptively identify student queries. They can access real-time data regarding their students’ performance during a classroom activity, allowing easy identification of students who are excelling or struggling.

Schools using Stile observe increased interest from students, including those who lagged grade-wise or struggled to pay attention during class. Ingenium Charter Middle School in Los Angeles is a client that switched to Stile for its user-friendly nature and effectiveness. It established a strong connection between learners and the contemporary world while encouraging class participation using their interests. Teachers received the necessary data to identify and help students who required extra guidance in certain areas. In addition, English learners saw significant improvement as they got opportunities to use their native language and improve their scientific literacy in ways the previous curriculum stifled.

Stile changes the fundamental worldview of a student by addressing the root cause of their disinterest, which is prescriptive teaching and outdated curricula. Its dedication toward equipping the next generation of students while empowering teachers frames it as a leading vendor for schools and districts worldwide looking to take their STEM classes to the next level.