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TeachEngineering Summer PD Workshops for P-12 Teachers

TeachEngineering summer 2021 virtual PD workshopsLearn skills and tools to help you integrate engineering and design in your STEM classes with TeachEngineering’s virtual professional development summer workshops for PreK-12 teachers. ASEE endorsed!

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Awesome Girls: Girl Scout STEM Festival

illustration of gears on computer screenBroadway tech, robotics, and racecar engineering are among dozens of engaging, interactive sessions being presented at Awesome Girls: National Girl Scout STEM Festival, a free virtual showcase for K-12 girls – including non-Girl Scouts – and their families. Register by April 9 for the Saturday, April 17 event.

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Robotic “Janitors” Scrub Schools

wind-up toy robotSchools are deploying robotic floor cleaners and other autonomous systems to free up maintenance personnel for more critical tasks during the pandemic. Some are even using the autonomous scrubbers to teach coding!

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ASEE STEM Education Equity Webinar Feb. 24

ASEE P-12 Educator Series webinar logoJoin ASEE’s P-12 Educator Series for a free online panel discussion February 24, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on the challenges students and teachers face and strategies for dismantling racial barriers that will lead to more equitable and inclusive STEM learning environments.

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The Beat Goes On with 3-D Bioprinting

Carnegie Mellon University's 3-D bioprinted heart modelBiomedical and tissue engineers are harnessing the power of 3-D printing, engineered bioinks, and novel materials with the aim of one day fabricating replacement hearts and other body parts.

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National Engineers Week 2021

Engineers Week 2021 logoBecause of COVID-19, National Engineers Week (February 21 – 27, 2021) is being celebrated virtually. This year’s theme, Imagining Tomorrow, salutes the critical work of engineers in creating a world safe from pandemics, climate change, cyber-attacks, and other daunting global challenges.

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Free Feb. 22 Webinar: Standards for Technological & Engineering Literacy

Standards of Technological and Engineering LiteracyThe Ohio Technology and Engineering Education Association hosts free monthly webinars for teachers. Next presentation: Monday, February 22 from 4 to 5 p.m. Eastern on the Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy and a roadmap for teaching with ITEEA executive director Steve Barbato. See blog post for Zoom log in and link to standards.

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PLAYfest 2021: Free, Fun STEAM Workshops

PLAYfest 2021 logoJoin the University of St. Thomas’s Playful Learning Lab on January 29 and 30 for PLAYfest 2021, a two-day virtual festival of free, hands-on STEAM professional development and speakers from around the world.

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NY Times STEM Writing Contest

rufous hummingbird Seedskadee National Wildlife RefugeThe second annual New York Times STEM Writing Contest invites middle and high school students around the world to choose an issue or question in science, technology, engineering, math, or health that fascinates them, then write an engaging 500-word explanation. Contest runs from January 19 until March 2, 2021.

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