Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by ASEE
The Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning (MAC-MTL) is a multi-site partnership through which the University of Delaware, the University of Maryland, The Pennsylvania State University, and three public school systems collaborate to work on three critical tasks in mathematics education: Conduct research on the development, application, and influence of teacher knowledge in K-12 […]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by ASEE
Illumin‘s mission is to illustrate the many ways engineering benefits and impacts our daily existence. Showcasing student writing and creative design skills, articles address everyday topics and explore their technical concepts using clear language and multimedia content. It is produced by the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering.
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Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by ASEE
The InvenTeam initiative, created by the Lemelson-MIT Program, offers an opportunity for high school students to cultivate their creativity and experience invention. InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors that receive grants up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. Each InvenTeam chooses its own problem to solve. http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/about.html
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Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by ASEE
The New Science Teachers’ Support Network (NSTSN) is an award winning program that is a partnership designed to create support for provisionally licensed middle school and high school science teachers and to perform research on the effect of various support factors on the success and retention of these teachers. Partners in the project are Prince William […]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by ASEE
Women in Engineering Pro-Active Network (WEPAN) offers a variety of class activities for all grade levels that span a number of engineering disciplines.
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Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by ASEE
Go! is a free, online magazine for teens and young adults that explores the world of transportation and the careers they can find there. It is published by Iowa State University’s Center for Transportation Research and Education.
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Tags: Automotive engineering, Books & Magazines, Transportation
Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by ASEE
Sponsored by the Girl Scouts, this website encourages girls to explore science, math and technology, offering games, a useful guide to using the Internet, and information on careers.
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Tags: Programs for Girls, Women in Engineering
Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by ASEE
This site contains downloadable activities referred to in the poster presentation “The Teacher as Designer: Innovative Practices Informed by Personal History, Theoretical Grounding, and Professional Learning”, by Christopher Young, from the 2009 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference in Washington DC.
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Tags: Chemistry, Earth Science, Web Resources
Posted on January 21st, 2009 by ASEE
The National Science Teachers Association has a variety of resources for elementary, middle and high school teachers.
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