ASEE Master Class on Effective Teaching
Posted on December 21st, 2020 by Mary Lord
Join engineering educator Barbara Oakley, creator of “Learning How to Learn,” the world’s most popular MOOC, for an ASEE master class on using brain-science insights to create a practical guide for instructors of all levels. January 6-8, 2021, 1 to 4 p.m. Eastern. Register HERE.
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Want to involve your middle or high school STEM students in rigorous research and top-level competions but not sure how? Sign up to attend the Society for Science & the Public’s annual research teachers conference – all expenses paid! Lottery closes August 15, 2020 for the middle school virtual conference September 11-13 or high school conference October 2-4. 
This spring’s USA Science & Engineering Festival may have been postponed but its popular X-STEM presentations have moved online, offering free, livestream discussions with inspiring engineers, explorers, and researchers May 13-18 – including a special guest appearance by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist. Perfect for engaging your STEM students at home! 
The American Society for Engineering Education’s Pre-college Engineering Education (PCEE) Division offers $500 and $800 grants to help P-12 teachers implement an engineering project in their classroom. Apply by Jul1 1, 2020.
A classic engineering challenge involves designing and building devices that can deliver necessary goods to “Toxic Island,” an island that has been quarantined by the World Health Organization due to a nasty outbreak of disease. Working within specific constraints, including limited materials, middle school students follow the engineering design process to design, test, and improve a device that can deliver “medicine” and other vital supplies accurately and quickly without touching either the water or island.
Students in grades 6 to 11 explore the practical, scientific, ethical, and environmental issues that emerge in creating “smart” buildings that meld environmentally responsible design with cutting-edge computing technology known as the Internet of Things (IoT). Working in teams, they design and perhaps later implement smart-building solutions to make their school a better place to inhabit.
U.S. citizens 18 and under can receive $50,000, $25,000, and $10,000 scholarships for completing a “significant piece of work” in STEM, literature, music, philosophy, or an outside-the-box project. Applications are due Feb. 12, 2020.
To help teachers and students as young as six explore the rewarding fields of computer science and engineering, eGFI has compiled this list of activities, free online courses, computer animations, and other resources.
Middle and high school students nationwide create apps for desktop PCs, mobile devices, or other platforms in this annual Congressional initiative aimed at engaging America’s youth in computer science and STEM.
