Posted on November 1st, 2018 by Mary Lord
Want to inspire your students? Join millions in celebrating Computer Science Education Week – and computer pioneer Grace Hopper’s birthday – from December 3 to 9 this year by hosting an Hour of Code or other fun activity.
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Tags: Computer Science Education Week 2018, hour of code, Internet Resources, STEM education, Web Resources
Posted on November 1st, 2018 by Mary Lord
Amazon Future Engineer, a new education initiative launched by online retail giant Amazon, offers free computer science online lessons and coding camps for elementary students, paid-for introductory and Advanced Placement (AP) computer science courses, and college scholarships students pursuing degrees in computer science.
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Tags: Amazon Future Engineer, coding classes, Computer Science, computing, Curriculum, Internet Resources, Outreach, Programs for Students, Scholarships and Fellowships, STEM education, Summer Camps & Programs (Students)
Posted on September 28th, 2018 by Mary Lord
A five-year effort spearheaded by ASEE’s engineering deans to create a nationally recognized precollege engineering course just got a major boost from the National Science Foundation. The three-year, $4 million pilot is expected to involve 1,400 students in 40 U.S. high schools and includes teacher professional development.
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Tags: Advanced Placement, American Society for Engineering Education Prism magazine, Curriculum, design thinking, Education Policy, Engineering, Engineering Design, Grades 9-12, high school engineering course, National Science Foundation, Professional Development, STEM education, University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering
Posted on July 19th, 2018 by Mary Lord
Engineering, technology, and dual-enrollment programs – along with their students, many of them from underrepresented groups in STEM – could be among the biggest beneficiaries of a major education bill that Congress approved on July 25.
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Tags: career academy, career awareness, CTE, dual enrollment, Education Policy, engineering education, New York State CTE, Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, STEM education, Technology Education, Vocational Education
Posted on July 11th, 2018 by Mary Lord
The National Park Service, steward of mountain ranges and monuments, offers STEM lessons, education programs, and other teacher resources. The aim: reach a quarter of America’s students through real and virtual field trips. State parks are serving up STEM, too!
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Tags: adobe engineering, California Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students, environmental literacy, Environmental science, green ribbon schools, historic site, Internet Resources, National Park Service, Resources for Teachers, STEM education, Teacher Resources, Web Resources
Posted on May 15th, 2018 by Mary Lord
A lot of engineering goes into making today’s gravity-defying rides both exciting and safe. Read about some roller coaster designers and the skills they bring to creating the world’s most thrilling wooden, steel, and virtual-reality experiences.
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Tags: Design, Energy, Engineering, engineering careers, Feature Story, forces, Physics, roller coaster engineering, Videos
Posted on May 15th, 2018 by Mary Lord
Self-healing roads and Tick Tock, a Lyme disease-protection wristwatch that not only alerts wearers to the presence of ticks but sprays bug repellent are among the winners of the National Academy of Engineering’s 2018 EngineerGirl essay competition.
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Tags: Competitions for Students, Contest, EngineerGirl, engineering grand challenges, Essay Competition, infrastructure, literacy, STEAM, STEM education
Posted on April 30th, 2018 by Mary Lord
Want to get youngsters excited about computers and engineering? The Secret Code Menace, an adventure story for preteens by electrical and computer engineering professor Pamela Cosman, got 4.99 out of 5 stars from eGFI’s fourth-grade reviewer. Your STEM students will love it, too! (The author’s instructional guide includes problems and answers.)
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Tags: book review, coding, Computer Engineering, Curriculum, Electrical Engineering, forensic, Pam Cosman, Resources for Teachers, software engineering, STEM books, STEM education, The Secret Code Menace, Women in Engineering
Posted on April 6th, 2018 by Mary Lord
What does a solar-powered, high-flying hero named Heliora have in common with a peppy polymer that transforms into a cell-size, chain-welding warrior to battle an antibiotic-resistant superbug? Both won the 2018 Generation Nano challenge!
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Tags: comic books, Competitions for Students, Contest, Generation Nano, Nanotechnology, National Science Foundation, NSF, STEM education, STEM superheroes, Web Resources
