Posted on November 8th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
It doesn’t take a genius — or a lot of money — to attract students to engineering and keep them coming, says Amir Abo-Shaeer, a 2010 MacArthur “genius” Award winner from California. But this energetic engineering teacher has plenty of valuable advice for K-12 STEM educators.
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Tags: Engineering, Girls Education, Teacher Awards, Teachers
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The Engineering/Technology Careers Exploring Program, from Learning for Life, along with the American Society for Engineering Education, is introducing more youth to careers in engineering and technology. These and other organizations are launching a 2010—2012 Engineering/Technology Careers Emphasis campaign in April. Presently, Learning for Life serves close to 1 million youth in over 14,000 schools and organizations across the country.
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Tags: Engineering, Engineering outreach, Programs for Students, Science and Technology, Technology, Web Resources
Posted on January 4th, 2010 by ASEE
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and NSF Teaching Fellowship/Master Teaching Fellowship Track seek to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teachers, majors, and professionals in careers as K-12 mathematics and science teachers. Application deadlines: Letter of Intent, Feb. 09, 2010; Full proposals, March 10, April 07.
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Tags: Engineering, Mathematics, National Science Foundation, Programs for Teachers, Scholarships and Fellowships, Science
Posted on January 2nd, 2010 by ASEE
In celebration of National Engineers Week, the Richmond Joint Engineers’ Council (RJEC) is conducting two contests for Middle and High School students in the Richmond/Petersburg area, the annual essay contest and a new technology contest. Submisssion deadline: Jan. 20, 2010.
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Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by ASEE
This site, produced by National Geographic, offers videos of important engineering projects, including such as the Taipei 101 Tower, one of the world’s tallest buildings, and the Airbus A380, the largest passenger airliner in history.
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Tags: Engineering, National Geographic Channel
