Posted on April 20th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Whether you’re seeking fun, immediately useful ways to enrich your STEM, literacy, or art classes, or an opportunity to network and learn alongside STEM teachers and engineering faculty from across the country, the American Society for Engineering Education’s annual PreK-12 Workshop in Columbus, Ohio is the place to be on June 24! REGISTER today!
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Tags: ASEE PreK-12 Engineering Education Workshop 2017, Columbus, Professional Development, Research on Learning, Teacher Resources, Teacher Training
Posted on April 20th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Is light pollution affecting health and the environment? The world’s first academic center dedicated to studying the quality of night skies hopes to find out. Learn about the dark-sky movement and find resources for “seizing the night” – including marking International Dark Sky Week on April 22 – 28, 2017.
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Tags: Aerospace, Astronomy, dark sky association, Internet Resources, LED, Light pollution, NASA, night sky, NOAA, Teacher Resources, Web Resources
Posted on April 20th, 2017 by Mary Lord
It’s hard to top NASA for an out-of-this-world way to celebrate Earth Day 2017. The space agency is inviting people from around the globe to virtually “adopt” one of 64,000 individual pieces of Earth as seen from space by one of its 18 Earth science instruments.
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Tags: Adopt a Planet, Aerospace, Climate, Earth Day 2017, Earth Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental science, Events, Internet Resources, maps, NASA, Resources for Teachers, Satellite imagery, Web Resources
Posted on April 20th, 2017 by Mary Lord
ASEE’s Pre-College Engineering Education Division is sponsoring a social media contest. Share how you engage diverse students in inclusive engineering and compete to win a $1,000 travel award to attend ASEE’s Annual Conference in Columbus, Ohio, June 24 – June 28, 2017. Submit entries by May 1, 2017.
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Tags: American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE, Contest, diversity, Education Policy, inclusive engineering, Outreach, Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Professional Development, social media contest, STEM education, Teachers
Posted on April 20th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Discover how to use the engineering design process to enrich your students’ math and science learning in an immersive, week-long course presented by the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation and endorsed by ASEE. Register by June 15, 2017 for sessions starting June 26 (River Falls, WI) and July 22 (Philadelphia, PA).
Photo from 2016 ASEE K-12 Engineering Education Workshop design activity
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Tags: American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE, Curriculum, Engineering Design, George Washington University, Knowles Science Teaching Foundation, NGSS, STEM professional development, Summer Programs (Teachers), Teacher Training
Posted on April 20th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Join Texas A&M and the American Society for Engineering Education June 19-23 for an immersive residential workshop designed to help you integrate the “E” into your STEM classes using flying machines. Register today!
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Tags: Aerospace Engineering, Aggie STEM, American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE, flying machines, integrated STEM, professional development for teachers, Resources for Teachers, Science Lesson Plans, summer institute, Summer Programs (Teachers), Teacher Training, Texas A&M
Posted on April 20th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Students in grades 6-7 build light meters and investigate the nature, sources, and levels of light in their classroom. learning about the adverse effects of artificial light on humans, animals, and plants as well as the engineering concepts of sensors and lumen and lux (lx) illuminance units. They also learn how to better use light and save energy as well as some of the technologies designed by engineers to reduce light pollution and energy waste.
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Tags: Class Activities, Computer Science, data analysis, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental science, Grades 6-8, graphing, LEGO MINDSTROMS, Light pollution, lumens, lux, Mathematics, measuring, sensors