Teach K-12 Engineering with eGFI

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

How preschool teachers feel about science matters, new research finds - The Hechinger Report 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...

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.

Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy Kicks Off Third Year of Helping Middle Level Educators Strengthen STEM Teaching and Learning Applications are now being accepted for the 2017-2018 Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy.

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

STEM program opens young minds of Kent’s middle school students | Kent Reporter Tomorrow’s engineers were busy Monday building and programming robotic projects in the Kentridge High School library.

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

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

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

Astronaut encourages kids to flip for STEM Space station commander Randy Bresnik beams in to Air and Space Museum to share love of science.

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

Women of NASA get their own Lego set Astronauts Sally Ride, Mae Jemison among four minifigures in new collection.

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

World Series Engineering, Paid Summer STEM Program for Teens & More!

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

NAE’s LinkEngineering Website Launches Collaboration with TeachEngineering Digital Library 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.

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

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.

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/

Educator Academy in the Amazon - professional development for teachers 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...

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

ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences - American Chemical Society American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.

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

Project Aims to Increase STEM Access for Native American Students -- THE Journal 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.