Grant Opportunity from McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill Education just launched the STEM Innovative Educator Awards to recognize and reward teachers who are finding innovative ways to reach today’s students. The awards, known as the STEMIEs, will acknowledge teachers who are pioneering effective techniques to engage their students in science, technology, engineering, or math – fields of study critical to our nation’s economic growth.
For more information about the STEMIEs, click here.
Park Forest Wind Energy!
Park Forest Middle School STEM students installed the new wind turbine generator they manufactured in the Technology & Engineering Education labs that were designed in their science and math classes.
This STEM project was a collaboration with PSU Aerospace Engineering. The final installation was featured on WTAJ Channel 10 News. You can view the new coverage here.
Girl Scouts Initiatives
Focus on Women in STEM
According to the Girl Scout Research Institute 2012 study Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, though a majority of today’s girls have a clear interest in STEM, they don’t prioritize STEM fields when thinking about their future careers. To learn more, click here.
2012 Materials Science Camp
The Lehigh Valley Chapter of ASM International is again hosting a one-week workshop from July 16 – 20th, at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA to show you how to use low cost / no cost, simple labs and experiments using everyday materials that can be integrated into your existing lessons. These are great ways to engage and excite young people in science, technology, engineering, & math!
Click here to visit their website, or here to view a one sheet brochure..
To apply to attend click here.
Pennsylvania is a member state of the ITEEA's STEM Center for Teaching & Learning Consortium through partnership with California Univ. of PA, Millersville Univ., PA Dept. of Environmental Protection, the TEEAP and the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC). Schools across PA have free access to Engineering byDesign™ products. If you are interested in accessing it you need to accept the Licensing & Distribution Agreement and fill out the web form by clicking here. Once your request is received the URL to the PA page will be sent to you.
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2011 TEEAP Conference! We encourage you to consider presenting at next year's conference on November 8-9, 2012. Visit our Conference page for some information concerning the 2011 Conference as well as the form to sign up to present at next year's conference. Information for the 2012 Conference will be available during late June or early July of 2012.
The theme ITEEA's 75th Annual Conference is Improving Technology & Engineering for All Students: A Plan of Action. As ITEEA starts its 75th Anniversary celebration of its past, present, and future, there are guiding principles that will shape our field and the content to be taught. We know that the pace of innovation will continue to be rapid and globally interconnected. The population of individuals who are involved with or affected by technology will be increasingly diverse and multidisciplinary. Social, cultural, political, and economic forces will continue to shape and affect the success of innovation. The presence of technology in our every day lives.
This conference is an opportunity to recognize and honor the accomplishments of our colleagues and best-practice programs. Additionally, it provides professional development and networking opportunities, as well as opportunity to renew old friendships and create new friendships. For more information, click here.