This foundation hosts a number of manufacturing camps around the country intended to introduce teens to the joys of tinkering. Hands-on projects include welding and fabricating, designing with CAD, and using robotics and laser technology. http://www.nutsandboltsfoundation.org

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The Summer Research Institute for High School Students at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University offers a seven-week, fulltime improvement opportunity in science, engineering and math. http://www.poly.edu/admissions/undergrad/specialinfo/high_school/sri.php

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This awards program provides public recognition and financial rewards to elementary and secondary schoolteachers, principals and other education professionals who are furthering excellence in education. http://www.mff.org/mea/mea.taf?page=overview

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The Ciba Foundation Middle Level And High School Science Teaching Awards, a partnership between the foundation and the National Science Teachers Association, recognizes one middle level and one high school teacher who have demonstrated exemplary science teaching performance in one or more of the following areas: (1) creativity in the use of science teaching materials; […]

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The ASM Materials Education Foundation offers a 40-hour materials science workshop to help STEM teachers make science more fun. http://asmcommunity.asminternational.org/portal/site/www/ Foundation/Educators/TeachersCamp/

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During the summer of 2008, the SME Education Foundation funded over 200 K-12 summer programs in 26 states where students received hands-on experiences that supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Gateway Camp A weeklong day camp for 4th and 5th graders, Gateway Camp is a partnership with the SAE Foundation that utilizes its […]

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This program places students in paid internships in Science, Math, and Technology at any of several different locations (see Choosing a Lab). The participants in the program have decided on a teaching career in one of these disciplines. Students work with scientists or engineers on projects related to the laboratories’ research programs. They also have […]

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For his doctoral dissertation at Tufts University, Morgan Hynes followed six in-service middle-school math, science, and computer teachers as they taught an engineering unit focused on designing assistance devices with the LEGO robotics tool set.

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Advancing Engineering Education in P-12 Classrooms SEAN BROPHY, Purdue University; STACY KLEIN, Vanderbilt University; MERREDITH PORTSMORE, Tufts University; CHRIS ROGERS, Tufts University ABSTRACT Engineering as a profession faces the challenge of making the use of technology ubiquitous and transparent in society while at the same time raising young learners’ interest and understanding of how technology […]

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