Posted on January 22nd, 2016 by Mary Lord
Whether you’re seeking fun, immediately useful ways to enrich your STEM, literacy, or art classes or an opportunity to network and learn alongside STEM teachers and engineering faculty from across the country, the American Society for Engineering Education’s annual K-12 Workshop is the place to be.
WHERE: New Orleans Convention Center, Louisiana
WHEN: June 25, 2016
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
New this year: A curriculum exchange and half-day Sunday workshop on integrating STEM through making!
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Tags: ASEE K-12 Workshop, Curriculum, engineering education, Events, integrated STEM, Lesson Plans, making, professional development for teachers, Research on Learning, Resources for Teachers, STEM education, Teacher Training
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 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 30th, 2015 by Mary Lord
The National Youth Science Camp (NYSC), one of the country’s premier science education programs, offers graduating high school seniors a month of outdoor adventure and hands-on science projects in the beautiful woods near Bartow, W.V., all travel costs and camp fees paid. Apply by February 17, 2016.
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Tags: National Youth Science Camp 2016, Programs for Students, Scholarships and Fellowships, STEM education, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), Summer Programs (Students)
Posted on November 24th, 2015 by Mary Lord
Computer programming is an essential language, one that an Atlanta-based tech company chief believes every elementary student should get a head start on learning. And he’s launching a nationwide grant contest that would send a master coding instructor to train K-8 teachers in a high-poverty school district for up to a year.
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Tags: coding, Computer Programming, Curriculum, elementary school computer science, Emerald Data Solutions, Grant Opportunities, STEM education, Teacher Training
Posted on November 16th, 2015 by Mary Lord
Think computer science is only for an elite group of professionals? An Hour of Code could change your mind – and inspire your students! More than 41,000 U.S. schools, libraries, and other organizations are celebrating Computer Science Education Week this year by hosting hour-of-code events from December 7 to 13, 2015. Will you class be one of them?
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Tags: Class Activities, computer science education week, hour of code, programming, Resources for Teachers, STEM education, Web Resources
Posted on November 1st, 2015 by Mary Lord
Ever wonder who sets STEM education policy – or yearn to influence it? Apply to become an Einstein Fellow and spend a year at the Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, NASA, NOAA, or a congressional office.
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Tags: Department of Energy, Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program, NASA, NOAA, NSF, Programs for Teachers, Public Policy, Scholarships and Fellowships, STEM education, Teacher Resources, Teacher Training, Washington
Posted on September 24th, 2015 by Mary Lord
The American Society for Engineering Education administers two paid summer research programs for students in U.S. Navy laboratories: The Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) for high school students, and the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) for college and graduate school students. Deadline for applications, transcripts, and recommendation letters is October 23, 2015.
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Tags: ASEE, Grades 9-12, NREIP, Office of Naval Research, paid summer research, Scholarships and Fellowships, Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program, SEAP, STEM education, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), summer internships, summer research, U.S. Navy
Posted on September 24th, 2015 by Mary Lord
If NASA loves the The Martian, it may be because the 21st Century Fox film starring Matt Damon draws on real-life technologies the U.S. space agency already has or is developing for a manned mission to Mars.
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Tags: 21st Century Fox, Aerospace, manned mission to Mars, Mars, Matt Damon, movie, NASA, NASA education, space exploration, STEM, STEM education, Technology, The Martian
