Posted on August 29th, 2014 by Mary Lord
Applications for the 2014 Google RISE (Roots in Science and Engineering) Awards are due September 30. Organizations can receive up to $50,000 to expand successful K-12 computer science programs or include computer science in STEM programs aimed at girls and underrepresented minorities.
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Tags: award, Computer Science, Contest, funding, Google RISE, STEM education, Teacher Resources
Posted on August 28th, 2014 by Mary Lord
Are your students vexed by vectors or mystified by electricity? MIT’s Open Courseware offers a series of videos designed to help students learn these and other pivotal concepts in science, technology, engineering, mathematics that are the building blocks of many engineering curricula.
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Tags: Biology, calculus, Chemistry, electricity, Engineering, integral, Mathematics, MIT, motions and forces, Open Courseware, Physics, probability, Problem Solving, STEM videos, vectors
Posted on July 21st, 2014 by Mary Lord
Explore dead zones and learn about threats to undersea habitats in an engaging, video-rich education program from Earth Echo International designed to empower youth to help protect “our water planet.”
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Tags: Curriculum, Earth Echo International, ecology, Environmental Education, Environmental science, STEM education, Teacher Resources, Videos, Web Resources
Posted on June 19th, 2014 by Mary Lord
The market for educational apps has exploded, but which ones work best for teachers?
Michelle Luhtala, a high school librarian from Connecticut, crowd-sourced an extensive list of top apps voted on by educators around the country.
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Posted on June 19th, 2014 by Mary Lord
What do the Trans-Alaska pipeline, Brooklyn Bridge, and aviatrix Amelia Earhart have in common? They’re all featured on a new, interactive map of America’s greatest engineering feats and engineering-education milestones developed by PBS’s American Experience with organizations like the American Society for Engineering Education.
U.S. Geological Survey/photo of trans-Alaskan pipeline by Dave Houseknecht
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Tags: Amazing Engineering, American Experience, ASEE, bridges, Civil Engineering, Curriculum, documentary, Engineering Map of America, interactive map, Internet Resources, Museums, PBS, Resources for Teachers, Skyscrapers, STEM videos, Structural Engineering, Videos, Web Resources
Posted on May 31st, 2014 by Mary Lord
NASA has a host of heavenly STEM offerings for students and teachers this summer. Check them out!
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Tags: NASA, Outreach, Programs for Students, Resources for Teachers, Space
Posted on April 21st, 2014 by Mary Lord
Do you have a great idea for boosting STEM education? Dow’s STEMtheGap competition, open to all K-12 teachers nationwide, will reward the best 100 ideas with a $1,000 grant.
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Posted on March 20th, 2014 by Mary Lord
Learn how to incorporate engineering into classroom lessons and at home in ASEE’s day-long workshop for educators and parents on April 26 at the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C.
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Tags: ASEE, Class Activities, Professional Development, Resources for Teachers, USA Science and Engineering Fesitval 2014, Workshops
Posted on February 21st, 2014 by Mary Lord
To help teachers implement the engineering design components in the Next Generation Science Standards, public broadcaster WGBH and Engineering is Elementary have created a free, online media library drawn from Design Squad, NOVA ScienceNow, and other PBS series.
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Tags: Design Squad, digital library, Engineering is Elementary, Next Generation Science Standards, NOVA ScienceNow, PBS, WGBH
