http://teachers.egfi-k12.org Blog about the growing role of engineering in K-12 education. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:04:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/project-lead-the-way-national-innovation-summit/ http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/project-lead-the-way-national-innovation-summit/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:42:24 +0000 jxs http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/?p=20879 On October 20-22, Project Lead the Way hosts its first annual National Innovation Summit, which it hopes will engage, inspire, and re-energize STEM education. Assembling innovative thinkers inside and outside STEM education, the summit will explore topics such as technology tools and training, the importance of competitions, and nanomedicine. Cost: $425 Full registration, $350 early registration.]]> http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/project-lead-the-way-national-innovation-summit/feed/ 0 http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/ocean-education-teacher-resource-center/ http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/ocean-education-teacher-resource-center/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:00:02 +0000 jxs http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/?p=18672 The Bridge Ocean Education Teacher Resource Center from the National Marine Educators Association offers a host of different resources approved by teachers, for teachers. The website features news, lesson plans, activities, data, publications, virtual expeditions, information on science topics, featured websites, teacher-chosen web resources, help in guiding students, science fairs, student programs, and professional development like workshops, grants, awards, courses, distance learning, and summer programs.]]> http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/ocean-education-teacher-resource-center/feed/ 0 http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/smithsonian-visit-mars/ http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/smithsonian-visit-mars/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:27:09 +0000 ASEE http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/?p=20549 Author Mary Roach speaks at an evening lecture at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. on Wed., Aug. 4, to discuss her new book Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. She describes how astronauts prepare for and endure their trips to space, what happens when you don’t walk on the ground for a year, and the overall experience of space simulations. Cost: $25 Gen. Admission, $15 Member.]]> http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/smithsonian-visit-mars/feed/ 0 http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/event-mars-day-smithsonian/ http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/event-mars-day-smithsonian/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:02:21 +0000 ASEE http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/?p=20260 Come discover what all of the hype and interest lately has been about the planet Mars. Delve deep into the mysteries of our close neighbor with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s popular, educational and interactive summer event, “Mars Day!” on Friday, July 16 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, on the National Mall in Washington, DC.]]> http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/event-mars-day-smithsonian/feed/ 0 http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/american-chemical-society-education/ http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/american-chemical-society-education/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:00:46 +0000 jxs http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/?p=19009 The American Chemical Society provides a number of great resources and outreach programs for students and teachers. The organization and website features teaching guides, workshops, hands-on activities, puzzles, games, activity books, magazines, student programs, events, teacher training, online seminars, teacher certifications, reports on learning, grants, scholarships, courses, awards, community outreach, and more.]]> http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/american-chemical-society-education/feed/ 0 http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/teacher-resources-on-gas-hydrates-and-crystallography/ http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/teacher-resources-on-gas-hydrates-and-crystallography/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:00:35 +0000 jxs http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/?p=18825 This website on gas hydrates and crystallography from the University of California-Irvine provides resources, information, and class materials for teachers. It offers information, documents, presentations, photos, and data from past programs and projects, as well as lab activities, experiments, lesson plans, software, and an online tutorial.]]> http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/teacher-resources-on-gas-hydrates-and-crystallography/feed/ 0 http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/outreach-university-of-california-irvine-chemistry/ http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/outreach-university-of-california-irvine-chemistry/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:00:01 +0000 jxs http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/?p=18842 The UCI Chemistry Outreach Program was developed to address the issue of declining opportunities to learn chemistry. In the program, a graduate student or postdoctoral coordinator sends teams of graduate and undergraduate student volunteers to Orange County schools to perform demonstrations and talk about chemistry. The coordinator contacts the high schools, develops the demonstrations, recruits and trains the volunteers, and supplies the volunteers with materials needed for the demonstrations.]]> http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/outreach-university-of-california-irvine-chemistry/feed/ 0 http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/exhibit-da-vinci-at-national-geographic-washington-dc/ http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/exhibit-da-vinci-at-national-geographic-washington-dc/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:45:51 +0000 ASEE http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/?p=19264 Da Vinci - The Genius is a traveling exhibition on display at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., from June 18 to Sept. 12, that demonstrates the full scope of Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable innovations as an inventor, artist, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, musician, and architect. The exhibition includes Da Vinci's visions for the glider, parachute, precursor to the modern helicopter, forerunner of the modern military tank, automobile, submarine, ball bearing and gear systems, and other inventions that were far ahead of their time.]]> http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/exhibit-da-vinci-at-national-geographic-washington-dc/feed/ 0 http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/nasa-seeks-successful-summer-programs/ http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/nasa-seeks-successful-summer-programs/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:16:03 +0000 jxs http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/?p=18910 The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is looking for successful summer and other out-of-school programs that can be show to provide improved academic achievement of participants and a focus on STEM careers and career pathways. Proposals will be accepted until July 16 from non-profit organizations, state-based educational leadership organizations, and U.S. school districts.]]> http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/nasa-seeks-successful-summer-programs/feed/ 0 http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/cosmological-physics-uc-berkeley-july-19-30/ http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/cosmological-physics-uc-berkeley-july-19-30/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:28:20 +0000 jxs http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/?p=18882 The Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics Global Teachers' Academy is seeking student applicants for its fourth annual two week summer workshop for high school students and teachers. The "Physics in and Through Cosmology" workshop will be held at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory adjacent to the University of California, Berkeley Campus beginning Monday, July 19 and ending Friday, July 30. The deadline for applications is June 30.]]> http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/cosmological-physics-uc-berkeley-july-19-30/feed/ 0