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STEM Connections Technology Engineering September, 2015/Volume 7, #2 Technology and Engineering bring STEM to Life! Science International Technology and Engineering Educators Association iteea.org Math Connect with other STEM professionals! JOIN ITEEA This issue of STEM Connections STEM Connections is sponsored by: A Newsletter for Integrative STEM Education Professionals NEWS FROM ITEEA HQ ITEEA Prepares to Unveil New Website COMING SOON! ITEEA will soon launch a brand new website built to help the association es- tablish an increased level of online engagement around STEM education priorities. With an emphasis on end- user interaction, The new website is an ideal framework to help ITEEA build Here’s the latest STEM news! and strengthen relationships with its members and attract a broader, diversified audience Click a topic to read more! within the STEM community. ITEEA’s new site will be: ITEEA Prepares to Unveil New Website Engaging: reflecting the character and mission of ITEEA and its members while appealing • ITEEA Helps in Creation of New NAE Website to all those interested in the STEM education field. Be a Part of the STEM Showcase in 2016! Simple: allowing visitors to find what they are looking for in one to three clicks. • Integrative STEM School Membershipl! Relevant: to members and other audiences with a well-maintained collection of current and • Exhibit Space at ITEEA 2016 is Going FAST! archival material online in easily accessible formats. Call for Papers: PATT/International in DC Accessible: implementing best practices for browser compatibility and mobile accessibility. • Attention College Students! ITEEA Member in the News ITEEA Participates in Creation of New NAE Website to Support The “Doing Project” Seeks Participants Implementation of PreK-12 Engineering Education Recently Shared on ITEEA’s Facebook Page The National Academy of Engineering (NAE), in partnership with five other organizations Recently Shared on the IdeaGarden Listserv including ITEEA, has launched a new website, LinkEngineering, intended to help U.S. PreK- Orioles Welcome Girl For Poignant First Pitch 12 educators implement engineering education in classrooms and out-of-school settings. First Native-American Astronaut Pushes STEM Upcoming Conference The NAE project, funded by Chevron, is motivated by the increasing prevalence of PreK- Online Elementary STEM Course Offered 12 engineering education in the U.S. The development and continued improvement of Albert Einstein Fellowship Program 2016-2017 LinkEngineering is overseen by an expert committee and in partnership with five other Call for Presenters: VCECi organizations: Achieve Inc.; National Science Teachers Association; American Society for 10 Best Budget 3D Printers You Can Get Today Engineering Education; International Technology and Engineering Educators Association; Future City Kicks Off 2015-16 Competition and Council of State Science Supervisors. The project is made possible by the generous Celebrate World Space Week 2015 support of Chevron. Minorities Striving and Pursuing Success Where Over the World Is Astronaut Kelly? ITEEA President, Joey Rider-Bertrand shared, “ITEEA’s role in the development of 2016 RASC-AL Design Competition LinkEngineering.org demonstrates the value of our profession’s expertise to the greater Verizon Innovative App Challenge! education community. Our continued support in this endeavor will not only benefit educa- FEATURED SPONSOR tors and their students, but also promote the importance of technology and engineering education through collaboration and outreach.” ITEEA Submit Advertise/ NEW! Support T&E Calendar Archives Sponsor Website News education at Amazonsmile! Technology Engineering Science Math September 2015 / Volume 7, #2 STEM Connections A Newsletter for Integrative STEM Education Professionals Be a Part of the STEM Showcase in 2016! The 2016 Technology and Engineering STEM Showcase provides a forum to fea- ture your best exemplar of technology and engineering instruction! Please come and share your STEM idea, technique, or best practice related to learning activities, marketing materials, career guidance, facility design, program design, assessment methods, equity, or classroom and laboratory management techniques. Showcasers are asked to illustrate a single element of technology or engineering teaching and learning that exemplifies good STEM instruction to share with conference partici- pants. ITEEA will be compiling these exemplars to share online as well as with our members. The online application deadline is November 1, 2015. Apply today! ITEEA Offers an Integrative STEM Membership for YOUR School! An Integrative STEM Elementary School Membership provides your ENTIRE staff access to the TOOLS, RESOURCES, NETWORK, and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT that will ensure your students are getting the best education possible. Click here for more information about this valuable membership program. An Integrative Middle and High School STEM Membership will provide the principal and up to four additional teachers in a variety of content areas access to the TOOLS, RE- SOURCES, NETWORK, and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT that will transform the way your school delivers STEM education. Click here for more information about this program. For questions, email Maureen Wiley. Exhibit Space at ITEEA 2016 in DC is Going FAST! CALL FOR NEW AND EXISTING EXHIBITORS TO GET ON BOARD FOR ITEEA 2016 Don’t miss out on securing the best possible exhibit space! Teachers, administrators, state leaders, and other influential decision makers come to learn about advancements and successful programs in STEM education. Exhibitors collected over 26,000 leads at the 2015 Conference in Milwaukee! Join companies such as PITSCO, SolidWorks, Paxton/Patterson, Kelvin, CNC Mastercam, Goodheart-Willcox, and Whitebox in showing your commitment to STEM educators—and giving those educators the chance to see all that you have to offer in the exciting Washington, DC area in 2016! Click here for more information. For questions, email Maureen Wiley. Call for Papers: PATT/International in Washington, DC, March 2-4, 2016 The PATT Sessions at the 78th Annual ITEEA Conference are directly related to the conference theme. The PATT sessions specifically aim at presenting and discussing papers: (1) from a variety of countries and (2) with a research character. As such, the PATT/International sessions function as a research-oriented international sub-conference of the ITEEA Annual Conference. PATT sessions offer USA ITEEA members an opportunity to get an orientation of what goes on in the rest of the world in terms of technology education developments. For international participants, the PATT sessions offer a comfortable combination of an international meeting and the opportunity to see developments in the USA by attending other ITEEA sessions also. PATT is an international community of technology education colleagues (researchers, teacher educators, teachers, etc.) who are interested in educational research as a support to developments in technology teaching. PATT/International is open to all. There is no membership. PATT/International sessions at the ITEEA Annual conference can be attended by all conference participants. Registration for PATT includes registration for ITEEA, the International Luncheon, and other special advantages. Proceedings of previous conferences can be found at the ITEEA website. Paper proposals can be emailed to Marc J. de Vries. The deadline is October 1, 2015. Registration through ITEEA only. Attention College Students! If you are a current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a teaching career that involves integrative STEM you may be eligible to receive ITEEA’s Student Membership dues discount of 50% off the regular rate of $40. This offer is for NEW Student Members and is available only until September 30, 2015! NEW Student Members can click here to apply today. Choose “BECOME A MEMBER ONLINE.” Complete the online form and use ST2015 as your promotion code. Questions? Email Maureen Wiley. 2 Join ITEEA Back to Top ITEEA Website International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Technology Engineering Science Math September 2015 / Volume 7, #2 STEM Connections A Newsletter for Integrative STEM Education Professionals ITEEA Member in the News The new school year may have only started three days ago for the students and faculty members at Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School in Montgomery, AL but for some engineering and robotic students, it’s just another Monday. Some high school students have been working over the summer to prepare and build their ro- bots under the guidance of their engineering teacher: ITEEA member Steve Ballard. Ballard started off with a background in aerospace engineering and later went on to complete a master’s degree in education at Auburn University Montgomery. From there, his passion for robotics began to grow. Click here to see the full feature. The “Doing Project” Seeks Participants The Foundation for Technology and Engineering Education (FTEE) - Dugger/Ger- rish Endowment, in partnership with ITEEA has commissioned a study to determine to what extent students in United States public schools use a tactile hands-on process of problem solving involving “doing” in their elementary, middle, and high school courses. We are currently conducting the third of four rounds of this study. We ask that you participate even if you participated in the first or second rounds. 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