The webinar STEM Meets Auto Tech brought Anthony Williams to the mic to prove that the auto shop is already the ultimate STEM classroom—if you just connect the dots right.
Relevant Training Systems
- Electromagnetism Training Kit — Consulab hands-on system that lets students physically build, test, measure, and experience core electromagnetic principles like inductive kick, coil collapse, and injector pintle movement with real components and live waveforms. https://daktic.com/product/electromagnetism-trainer/
- Ohm’s Law + DC Circuits Training System — Practical Consulab trainer for DC circuit fundamentals, component behavior, and troubleshooting that turns theory into shop-ready skills. https://daktic.com/product/ohms-law-dc-circuits-training-system/
- Brushless DC Motor Training Kit (Student-Built) — EV-100 ConsuKit where students assemble a real functional brushless DC motor and generator from the ground up, complete with controller, diagnostics, and curriculum that screams STEM. https://daktic.com/product/student-built-brushless-dc-motor-training-kit/
Anthony Williams laid it out plain: every decent auto tech program is already teaching science, math, physics, and even a little history—students just don’t realize it because the lessons are wearing greasy coveralls. He hammered home why siloed classrooms are killing engagement and how partnering with science, math, and physics teachers turns the shop into a cross-curricular powerhouse that pulls in AP kids, boosts grant money (Carl Perkins and STEM grants love joint applications), and actually prepares graduates for the real world of ADAS calibrations, EV systems, and tomorrow’s powertrains.
The game-changer? Gear like the Consulab trainers that let students touch, manipulate, and see the exact same concepts they’re learning in other classes—only now it’s real, it moves, and it makes sense. Suddenly the kid who zones out during textbook electromagnetism lights up when he fires up a coil and watches the scope trace the inductive kick that actually fires a spark plug. That “aha” moment doesn’t just stick—it doubles the learning time, fires up advisory boards, and sends graduates into dealerships who already know how to diagnose instead of just memorize. In an industry starving for techs who understand both the wrench and the waveform, this is the fastest way to build programs that actually deliver.
Ready to build an industry-driven training program around STEM-powered auto tech? Request a consultation with a DAKTIC representative at [email protected] to get started.