Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
As part of the website Engineer Girl, sponsored by the NAE (National Academy of Engineeering), the Gallery of Female Engineers allows students to learn about the lives and work of these young professionals, including their passions and hobbies, reasoning for choosing their career, challenges, inspirations, and typical work day.
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
UCTV explores a broad spectrum of subjects of interest to a general audience, including engineering, science, education issues, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, arts and music, and even gardening and agriculture. Programs range from documentaries, faculty lectures, cutting-edge research symposiums, artistic performances and more.
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Tags: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Podcasts, Videos, Web Resources
Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
STEMming Out to Change the World. March 10, 2010, 5 – 8:15 pm at Mercy High School, Baltimore, MD. Hosted by the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland and sponsored by the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, this event gives girls and women the opportunity to talk with professionals in the fields of science and technology. Cost is $5 per person or two food items for the Girl Scouts’ Harvest for the Hungry Campaign. Reservations are required.
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
To help take the pressure off local libraries, and to further its agenda to give more Americans access to broadband Internet connections, the Federal Communications Commission has OKd a rule change that will allow public schools with government-funded computers to make them available to the general public in off-hours.
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
The National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) aims to bring together organizations throughout the United States that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The NGCP Website information about regional NGCP organizations, mini-grants, webcasts, teaching resources, and Web links.
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
“Piercings, Not Pocket Protectors,” an article from the April 2007 issue of Prism magazine, describes how a team of fun, hip “nerd girls” are seeking to change the stereotype of female engineers.
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
The PBS documentary on the Brooklyn Bridge was the first produced by Ken Burns, in 1982. This related PBS website offers a timeline on the design and building of the bridge, other on-line resources, and a educators’ page with lesson ideas.
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
If you are a high school teacher, you want most of your students go on to post-secondary education, right? Time magazine writer Ramesh Ponnuru wonders in a recent opinion piece whether maybe we should reconsider the big college push. The notion that most high schools students should seek a college degree may not be such a great idea after all, he writes.
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Posted on March 1st, 2010 by ASEE
The PBS Bridge page, part of the 5-part television series and website, Build It Big, offers a number of great resources on spans, including: Bridge Basics, Forces Lab, Who Builds Big?, Bridge Webography, and the fun, interactive Bridge Challenge. See also the Educators Guide, with activities, resources, and planning ideas.
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