Teach K-12 Engineering with eGFI

11/10/2017

http://hechingerreport.org/preschool-teachers-feel-science-matters-new-research-finds/

Whether or not preschool teachers offer science lessons and activities in their classrooms depends largely on how comfortable they are in the topic, according to new research from Michigan State University. Teachers in the study “were very nervous that they were going to teach science inaccurately t...

10/31/2017

REMINDER: Deadline November 10th - Middle school physical science, engineering, and technology teachers, located in school districts in select Northrop Grumman communities, who have at least two years of middle school teaching experience and have a strong desire to advance engineering and technology education by applying real-world applications in the classroom, can apply to become a Teacher Fellow.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2017-2018 Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy.

10/26/2017

https://www.kentreporter.com/news/stem-program-opens-young-minds-of-kents-middle-school-students/

Tomorrow’s engineers were busy Monday building and programming robotic projects in the Kentridge High School library.

10/24/2017

http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/daily_barometer/stem-academy/article_cf030642-b77b-11e7-82bd-7f58d08d6563.html

Sigma Delta Omega sorority members work to engage K-12 students with STEM studies.

10/19/2017

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/astronaut-links-up-with-kids-at-air-and-space-museum-to-share-his-love-of-science/2017/10/09/9481edb6-a7af-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.678c12778194

Space station commander Randy Bresnik beams in to Air and Space Museum to share love of science.

10/19/2017

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes tyle/kidspost/women-of-nasa-get-their-own-lego-set/2017/10/18/580a6000-b440-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html?utm_term=.02f2d01e3080

Astronauts Sally Ride, Mae Jemison among four minifigures in new collection.

10/18/2017

What do flying T-shirts, physics, and baseball fans have in common? Turn your STEM team loose and find out with World Series engineering design challenges in the latest Teachers newsletter!http://conta.cc/2gk0I9O

10/18/2017

https://www.nae.edu/teachengineering.aspx

The National Academy has announced a collaboration between LinkEngineering.org and TeachEngineering.org, a digital library with over 1550 classroom tested, standards-aligned, engineering-focused Prek-12 curricular resources.

10/13/2017

Deadline November 1 - Through our Education & Technology Program, ARRL offers grants for radio station equipment and related software equipment and resources for classrooms in the US. The application requirements are straightforward: we look for commitment from teachers and school administration, a well conceived plan to use the resources to engage students, and a working relationship with local ham radio volunteers who will provide mentoring support for the school. http://www.arrl.org/etp-grants

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

10/13/2017

The 2018 Educator Academy in the Amazon Rainforest is a transformational, cross-curricular professional development workshop for educators to use and learn instructional approaches and protocols while exploring one of the world’s most important natural resources - the Amazon Rainforest. http://amazonworkshops.com/educator-academy/

Transformational Professional Development Educator Academy in the Amazon K-16 Educators are you ready for a life changing adventure? Join us in the Amazon for an experience that will feed your soul, expand your professional toolkit for inquiry based science, anchor your global perspective, and chang...

10/13/2017

Deadline: November 1 https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/bytopic/acs-award-for-encouraging-disadvantaged-students-into-careers-in-the-chemical-sciences.html

American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.

10/13/2017

https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/10/12/project-aims-to-increase-stem-access-for-native-american-students.aspx

Native Americans make up 1.2 percent of the overall U.S. population, yet only account for just 0.4 percent of all engineering bachelor's degrees. The University of Montana is looking to remedy that situation with the help of a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.