Posted on February 16th, 2016 by Mary Lord
Innovation, STEM, and Intellectual Property is the theme for the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s 3rd Annual National Summer Teacher Institute, to be held July 17-22, 2016 at Michigan State University. Some 50 K-12 teachers from across the country will be selected to participate in this professional development and training program. Apply by March 15.
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Tags: copyright, Innovation, intellectual property, making, patent, Programs for Teachers, Scholarships and Fellowships, STEM teacher professional development, Summer Programs (Teachers), US Patent and Trademark Office
Posted on February 11th, 2016 by Mary Lord
To broaden access and reduce inequities in STEM education and after-school programming, FIRST® has partnered with Apple and Microsoft to provide grants of up to $50,000 to as many as 15 communities in United States and Canada for the coming school year. Letters of intent are due March 11, 2016.
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Tags: after-school program, FIRST, grants, nonprofit, Professional Development, Resources for Teachers, Robotics, STEM education, STEM Equity Awards, stipenss, Teacher Training, travel, underserved students
Posted on January 8th, 2016 by Mary Lord
Mission to Mars, CubeSats, and Polymers for the Planet are among the hands-on engineering units developed by 4th to 8th grade science teachers in a unique partnership between the Boeing Company and the Teaching Channel.
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Tags: Boeing, Class Activities, Curriculum, Design, Grades 6-8, Grades K-5, integrated STEM, Internet Resources, Lesson Plans, Resources for Teachers, STEM education, STEM teacher professional development, TeachingChannel, Web Resources
Posted on January 8th, 2016 by Mary Lord
What does it mean for fourth graders to plan and carry out investigations? How can you help students develop engineering habits of mind? Engineering is Elementary’s new “video snippets” lets teachers see what integrated STEM and Next Generation Science Standards look like in real classrooms.
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Tags: Engineering is Elementary, Grades K-5, Internet Resources, Next Generation Science Standards, NGSS, STEM teacher professional development, Teacher Resources, Web Resources
Posted on January 1st, 2016 by Mary Lord
In the movie Concussion, Will Smith plays a Pittsburgh pathologist who uncovered a link between repeated concussions and brain damage in professional football players.
Engineers can’t change behavior. But they can design better helmets and other gear to reduce injuries. Some engineering students even play the game!
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Tags: concussions, Dartmouth, engineering research, Football, helmet, Safety engineering, Sports, STEM education, tackle dummy, University of Alabama
Posted on December 24th, 2015 by Mary Lord
Could origami engineering be the next big thing in manufacturing? Researchers say that the Japanese art of folding paper could have practical implications ranging from minimally invasive surgical aids to highly efficient capture of solar energy and giant space telescopes that fit into a small payload. And their work has evolved into a well-funded fount of innovation.
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Tags: ASEE Prism, David Gracias, Johns Hoplins, manufacturing, Materials Engineering, MIT, origami engineering, paper folding, Penn State, STEAM
Posted on December 24th, 2015 by Mary Lord
The CyberPatriot Elementary School Cyber Education Initiative (ESCEI) is a set of three fun, interactive learning modules aimed at increasing K-6 students’ awareness of online safety and cybersecurity principles. The free program kit comes with curriculum on these topics to supplement material presented in the interactive learning modules.
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Tags: Curriculum, Cybersecurity, DangerBots, interactive learning, Internet Resources, Internet safety, Lesson Plan, Web Resources
Posted on November 24th, 2015 by Mary Lord
Are you passionate about the environment and between the ages of 15 and 22? EarthEcho International, a nonprofit environmental education group founded by the grandchildren of legendary underwater explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau, seeks 15 individuals to serve on its first Youth Leadership Council. Apply by December 31, 2015.
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Tags: EarthEcho International, Environmental Engineering, Environmental science, Grades 9-12, hands-on learning, leadership, Programs for Students, youth advisory council
Posted on November 18th, 2015 by Mary Lord
He revolutionized safety in auto racing following the death of legendary racer Dale Earnhardt in 2001. Now Dean Sicking, a professor of engineering at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, is tackling football helmets in an effort to reduce brain injuries at every level of the sport.
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Tags: concussions, crash dummies, Dean Sicking, football helmet, impact, NFL, UAB, University of Alabama
