Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
NASA eClips™ are short educational video segments meant to inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections. New video segments are produced weekly exploring current applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, topics. The programs are produced for targeted audiences: K-5, 6-8, 9-12 and the general public.
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Tags: Aerospace, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, NASA, Videos
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
“Space Science Mentor,” an article from the March 2009 issue of Prism magazine, profiles a Kentucky professor who involves his undergraduates in satellite launches. Hands-on research is often seen as a good way to engage undergraduates in science and engineering. But at Morehead State University’s ambitious space science center, it’s no mere exercise. As the center joins in preparing suborbital vehicles and a satellite for launch, sophomores and even second-semester freshmen help design and build payloads and operate ground-to-space communications.
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Tags: Aerospace, Astronomy, CubeSat, NASA, Satellites
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
If America wants to get back to inventing and making things, it must change K-12 student attitudes toward science and math. So says James E. West, a research professor of electrical and computer engineering and inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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Tags: African-American engineers, African-American Inventors, STEM subjects
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
The NASA educators page includes a wealth of teaching materials, lesson plans, and activities developed by teachers, university educators, and NASA engineers and scientists.
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Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
Two national publications devoted cover stories last week to public school teaching. The New York Times magazine focuses on new research into what makes an effective teacher. Newsweek presents the case for firing bad teachers.
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Tags: Research on Learning
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a plan for more widespread and intense use of technology by educators. Goals include “connected teaching,” employing teams of interconnected educators in lieu of a single classroom teacher; ensuring that students and teachers can connect to learning sites anytime, in or out of school; and technology-based standards and assessments that measure 21st-century skills and expertise.
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Tags: Technology Education, Technology for Learning, U. S. Department of Education
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
This online exhibit from the Smithsonian focuses on satellite images of the planet,with interactive pages on the categories: the living planet, water and air, structure of the land, the human presence, and satellite technology. Educators can also find a number of helpful lesson plans for different grade levels and online resources.
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Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
Toyota has announced nearly $550,000 in grants to 79 K-12 educators across the country as a part of its 2010 TAPESTRY program.
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Tags: Grant Opportunities, Scholarships and Fellowships, Teacher Awards
Posted on March 14th, 2010 by ASEE
The Doodle 4 Google competition invites K-12 students to work their artistic will upon Google’s homepage logo, focused upon the theme “If I Could Do Anything, I Would …”
Teachers are encouraged to gather art supplies and 8.5″ x 11″paper, and encourage their students to express their creative visions for what they would do in the world, if they could do anything. Registration deadline: March 24, 2010.
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