Posted on April 7th, 2010 by ASEE
Drexel University’s Summer Music Technology (SMT) program August 2-6, 2010, introduces high school students (esp. grades 10 and 11) to the technology of digital music to reveal the influence and importance of engineering, science, and mathematics in music performance, recording, and listening. Cost: Free. Application Deadline: April 12, 2010. No new information for 2011.
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Tags: Grades 10 and 11, Music engineering, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), Summer Programs (Students)
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Delaware and Tennessee won the first round of grants in the U.S. Department of Education’s $4 billion Race to the Top Fund competition. Delaware will get $100 million, and Tennessee $500 million. The competition is aimed at encouraging states to create conditions for education reform.
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Tags: Competition, Education Policy, Grant Opportunities, Public Policy
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by ASEE
Who hasn’t been frustrated by hard-to-open, clumsy containers?
Assuming the role of engineers, students learn about the design process and examine the packaging of everyday products. They then analyze a specific product and devise a better design, producing a written report that recommends helpful changes.
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Filed under: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Lesson Plans | 1 Comment »
Tags: Design, Engineering Design Process, Industrial engineering, package design
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by ASEE
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York City, offers perspectives on the impact of design on daily life through educational and curatorial programming.
Collections include more than 250,000 design objects and a design library, while exhibitions, educational programs, and an on-site, degree-granting master’s program explore the process of design, both historic and contemporary. Teachers may be particularly interested in the online Educators Resource Center, which provides lesson plans, videos, and links to other on-line resources.
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Tags: Design, Museums, Programs for Students, Programs for Teachers, Web Resources
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by ASEE
The Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno, invites central San Joaquin Valley high school girls, grades 10-12, to attend the 2010 Girls Summer Engineering Experience (SEE), 12-16 July, 2010. This week-long day camp is for girls interested in engineering or construction management. Structured hands-on activities, speakers, technical workshops and field trips will make it a fun filled educational experience for all participants. Cost : $250, ($200 for Girls SEE Alumni). Application deadline: May 28, 2010. No new information for 2011.
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Tags: Programs for Girls, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), Summer Programs (Students), Women in Engineering
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The Engineering/Technology Careers Exploring Program, from Learning for Life, along with the American Society for Engineering Education, is introducing more youth to careers in engineering and technology. These and other organizations are launching a 2010—2012 Engineering/Technology Careers Emphasis campaign in April. Presently, Learning for Life serves close to 1 million youth in over 14,000 schools and organizations across the country.
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Tags: Engineering, Engineering outreach, Programs for Students, Science and Technology, Technology, Web Resources
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Congress has begun work on reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which became known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) during the Bush years. The Department of Education’s “blueprint” for a new ESEA has largely won warm reviews from lawmakers in both parties. But, the American Institute of Physics (AIP) is unhappy that the proposal doesn’t put more emphasis on science education.
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Tags: Education Policy, Public Policy, Science Education
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
You’ve heard of Power Rangers and Power Brokers? How about Power Subs? The Greenwich, Connecticut school district plans to select around two dozen of the district’s best substitute teachers and give them extra training this summer so that they have a firm grasp of the district’s elementary math and literacy curricula, and the know-how to use current classroom technology to deliver the lessons.
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Tags: Programs for Teachers, Substitute Teaching, Teacher Training
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
A healthy majority of teachers describe themselves as satisfied with their careers, according to a recent study released by MetLife. Only 17 percent of respondents said they were very or fairly likely to exit the profession within the next five years.
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Tags: Career Planning, Research on Learning, Teachers
