Welcome Teachers!

We are committed to empowering the next generation of electronics designers, while helping educators transition into the virtual classroom.

Upverter Education is a free interactive curriculum and EDA tool you can start using with your class today.

  • Free, Accessible Electronics Design Curriculum

  • No Electronics Experience Required

  • Simple and Secure Signup

  • No Software Installation

  • No Downloads

Upverter Education Program Includes

Progressive courses that take students through the electronic design process, from the fundamentals to designing their own hardware.

Each course culminates in a final review, a brief quiz, and a certificate upon completion.

Access to the Upverter web-based EDA tool for designing electronics.

A library of example projects and videos for inspiration and instruction.

Currently Being Used by Educators Teaching

Robotics

Principles of Engineering (PLTW)

AP Physics

Engineering Honors

Digital Electronics (PLTW)

Electronics Design

And many other STEM related courses!

UPVERTER EDUCATION CURRICULUM

Designed By Educators for Flexibility

  • PICK AND CHOOSE

    Our modular assignments are designed to enhance your current coursework.

  • FOLLOW SIX WEEK COURSE

    Guided curriculum and projects that take students through the electronic design process.

GETTING STARTED

IN YOUR DIGITAL CLASSROOM

~ is as easy as 1, 2, 3...

  • STEP 1 - SIGN UP

    To access our courses, create an account with an email and password or with Google Classroom.

  • STEP 2 - ENROLL

    Assign Unit 1: Design Fundamentals and ask students to share their certificate upon completion.

  • STEP 3 - ASSIGN

    Pick your next modular course or assign the courses and projects sequentially.

THE ENGINEERING ESSENTIALS COURSES

UPVERTER EDA TOOL 

Upverter is a free, browser-based, PCB editing tool, allowing students to utilize a professional workflow, while learning the complete process of building electronics. 

Projects culminate with beginners holding a fully realized circuit board of their own creation. 


HOW TO USE THE UPVERTER EDA TOOL

  1. Access the tool via the main menu on education.upverter.com.

  2. Sign up with an email and a password and instruct your students to do the same.

  3. View the Upverter Tool instructional videos listed in the Video Tutorials section below.


Additional resources are also readily available through your Upverter account, including a forum for questions and project sharing. 

Reference Guides and Videos

Modular Lessons

Designed by Teachers, for Teachers

Upverter Education makes teaching the next generation of electronic designers easy and hands-on. The free resource can be used in the classroom or virtually, allowing for seamless collaboration with teachers and students.

Collaborative Learning

With Simple Setup and Onboarding

With access to the Upverter design tool and guided, modular courses, Upverter Education is leveling-up STEM education.

See how to get your students signed up today!

Create Opportunities

For Everyone to Thrive

Discover how Altium is supporting STEM initiatives through Upverter Education, and how the Women of Warlords (WOW) initiative is challenging gender stereotypes that continue to limit the role of girls in First Robotics teams worldwide.

Inspire Students

With Industry Leading Tools

Supporting STEM teachers in virtual, hybrid, and physical classrooms with free resources, guided courses and Upverter, a browser based electronics design environment for creating and manufacturing embedded systems and printed circuit boards—all from a single application.