TEEAP News

The first USA Science & Engineering Festival, “The Woodstock of Science”, is coming to the National Mall this October.

We would like to invite Pennsylvania schools’ science, technology, digital media, and video production enthusiasts to participate in our student science video contest.   We would love to see what PA students are doing in STEM programs!

The USA Science & Engineering Festival will offer hundreds of hands-on science exhibits, workshops, and performances. Over 400 of the nation’s leading science,engineering, and academic organizations will be participating in the festival and Expo. The national student contest opportunities are open now, and we are recruiting student entries. These contests are being held in advance of festival events during Oct 10-23 and the expo on the National Mall Oct 23-24.

“Why Science is Cool” The K-12 Kavli Science Video Contest. Kavli prizes are well known in the science community. The video competition is structured to offer unlimited opportunities for science teachers to mine their curriculum concepts more deeply while engaging their students to explore science and engineering from a personalized standpoint. We are challenging students to use their love of science to inspire everyone. The winning videos will be broadcast on a large screen at the festival, as well as other venues including potential media partners and websites.  Cash prizes will support science education at your school, and electronics certificates and software will be awarded to the students.  Winners will also win a trip to DC to attend the Expo. The Kavli video contest offers a great way to hone skills in digital story telling, electronic journalism, and media production, while broadening students’ understanding of science, and inspiring an appreciation for science through the art of communication.

This educational video activity pertains specifically to educational technology curriculum, as it aligns with objectives that promote creativity, collaboration,learning enhancement, and using technology for communication and expression.

As such, there may well be student projects already complete or now underway, that can be used for submissions to our science video contest.

This is an opportunity to nationally showcase Pennsylvania students’ accomplishments in innovative STEM programs, while teaching the rest of the nation why “Science is Cool”.

Click Here for Contest Details
Deadline-7/15
 
See the promotional videos:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUeXwkgL_vE
• http://www.schooltube.com/video/75f8ed0dec03694cc385/Do-YOU-think-Science-is-Cool

I would really appreciate your spreading the word about the Kavli science video contest within your communities. This school year’s end is fast approaching, and we are looking to engage wide, active participation in our pre-festival competitions!

Please contact me with any further questions. I appreciate your help, and we look forward to your students’ involvement.

Stacy Jannis
USA Science & Engineering Festival
Student Contests and School Programs Outreach Coordinator
Phone: 301.585.3981

PA House Bill 2460 (pdf Format)

The MESA Initiative has been presented to in the PA State House in order to increase exposure, educational motivation and achievement of students in science, engineering and mathematics and build individual and regional capacity to compete for STEM-based jobs in the global market with a particular emphasis on students, parents, educators and employers from urban and rural groups who have historically had the lowest levels of high school diploma attainment and participation in college and graduate education.

For more information, click on the PDF link above to read the entire house bill. Contact your local politician to encourage them to support this bill.

The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association’s STEM*Center for Teaching and Learning (STEM*CTL) announces collaboration at the Technology Student Association’s Annual National Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

The STEM*CTL will provide ½ day EbDLabs™ at the National Conference to highlight middle and high school Engineering byDesign™ course offerings.  These ½ day EbDLabs™ will be hands-on workshops that will provide an orientation for teachers on the Courses. The session will be hands-on, minds-on, preparing teachers with the fundamentals necessary to understand the basics for implementing a standards-based course. Teachers will receive an overview of the course as well as experience how to use EbD™ lesson plans at the high school level to engage students of all ability levels. Participants will get a certificate for 5 professional development hours.

The EbDLabsâ„¢ will be facilitated by Dan Caron, EbD Professional Development Associate/Specialist from New Hampshire.

Cost for each EbDLabâ„¢

-ITEEA Members = $50

-Non-ITEEA Members = $75
(Non-members can join ITEEA for $65 and receive special Members Only pricing – go to the URL below and register as a non-member to get this SPECIAL OFFER)

REGISTER HERE:  https://www.regonline.com/tsa_iteea_ebdlabs

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  http://www.tsaweb.org/2010-National-Conference

Engineering byDesignâ„¢
Developing the next generation of technologists, innovators, designers, & engineers

Barry N. Burke, Director
STEM*Center for Teaching & Learning â„¢
International Technology  & Engineering Educators Association
8133 Seneca View Drive | Gaithersburg, MD  20882-3622
Phone:  301-482-1929 | FAX:  301-482-1978
www.engineeringbydesign.org