Posted on July 19th, 2017 by Mary Lord
TeachEngineering, a searchable online library of more than 1,400 teacher-tested activities and lessons developed for use in STEM classrooms, just got a makeover. Improvements include videos, Maker challenges, alignment with Common Core math and Next Generation science standards, and “Sprinkles” – abbreviated versions of popular activities designed for use in after-school programs.
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Tags: afterschool activities, Class Activities, Common Core mathematics, Design, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, hands-on activities, Internet Resources, Lesson Plan, maker challenges, Next Generation Science Standards, Resources for Teachers, searchable STEM library, standards, teachengineering, Videos, Web Resources
Posted on July 18th, 2017 by Mary Lord
A “personalized assistant” for your classroom is how David Coleman, president of the College Board, described a new partnership with the nonprofit Khan Academy to create free online Advanced Placement test-preparation and course materials for teachers and students in every AP subject.
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Tags: Advanced Placement, Internet Resources, Khan Academy, online test prep, Resources for Teachers, Teacher Resources, Web Resources
Posted on July 18th, 2017 by Mary Lord
They can earn badges for community service, first aid, hiking, and car maintenance. Now, some 1.6 million Girl Scouts of the USA will be able to qualify for a new set of badges – focused on STEM.
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Tags: Citizen Science, coding, Engineering, Girl Scouts, informal science education, Internet Resources, Programs for Girls, society of women engineers, STEM badges, STEM education, Women in Engineering
Posted on July 18th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Failure – and learning from it – is integral to engineering design but shunned in most classrooms. ASEE PreK-12 engineering authorities Elizabeth A. Parry and Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue examined how elementary teachers’ perspective and use of “fail words” can change to support inquiry and learning.
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Tags: American Society for Engineering Education, elementary engineering, Elizabeth Parry, Engineering Design, learning from failure, Pamela Lottero-Perdue, research on engineering education, Research on Learning, research on teaching and learning, Teacher Resources
Posted on July 11th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Stitched circuits and musical instruments made from marshmallows are among the latest offerings in the 2017 Maker Camp, a virtual DIY summer camp sponsored by Make magazine. Many activities could work well as classroom projects, too!
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Tags: Class Activities, DIY, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Internet Resources, Make magazine, Maker camp, STEAM, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), virtual field trips, Web Resources
Posted on July 11th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Paralympic champion and University of Pittsburgh assistive-technology pioneer Rory Cooper wants people with disabilities to see engineering as a great career.
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Tags: adaptive technologies, assistive technologies, Atheletes, basketball, biomechanical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, Human Engineering Research Lab, paralypics, Rory Cooper, Sports, students with disabilities, University of Pittsburgh, wheelchair
Posted on July 9th, 2017 by Mary Lord
As a high school sophomore, Tim Balz refurbished his first motorized wheelchair and gave it to a fellow student. Today, Freedom Chairs, the nonprofit he founded and continues to run as a mechanical engineering student at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, has distributed 130 wheelchairs worldwide while he has won awards as a wheelchair innovator and entrepreneur.
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Tags: engineering education, entrepreneurship, Freedom Chairs, humanitarian engineering, Robotics, Rose-Hulman, Tim Balz, wheelchair
Posted on July 6th, 2017 by Mary Lord
Real-time arctic research and a new teacher-proven tool for embedding engineering into your courses are among the ASEE presentations at NSTA’s annual STEM Forum & Expo in Orlando July 12 to 14. Join us!
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Tags: American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE, Curriculum, Environmental Education, georgia tech, hands-on learning, jeff rosen, Liesl Hotaling, nancy ruzycki, NSTA, NSTA STEM Forum, professional development for teachers, Programs for Teachers, Research on Learning, sensors, STEM education, Teacher Training, university of florida
Posted on July 3rd, 2017 by Mary Lord
Imagine not being able to pick up a glass of water, open a door, or play catch because you had no hands. Now imagine you’re a biomedical engineer and can help amputees regain dexterity – with the help of a home 3D printer.
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Tags: assistive technologies, Biomedical Engineering, Engineering outreach, engineering summer programs, George Mason University, Ohio State Toy Adaptation program, Programs for Students, Prosthetics, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), University of Cincinnati, University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering, violin
