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National Engineers Week

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National Engineers Week

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  1. National Engineers Week • National Engineers Week foundation - is a formal coalition of more than 100 professional societies, major corporations and government agencies, dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students and by promoting pre-college literacy in math and science. Engineers Week also raises public understanding and appreciation of engineers' contributions to society. It coordinates several national educational competitions and provides information on their web site for students & teachers, all year – not just during National Engineers Week in Feb. National Engineers Week Foundation is about collaboration that works. The Foundation and its partners build upon their collaborative success. Foundation partners support not only their own companies’ activities, but thousands of engineers and engineering students in outreach. http://www.eweek.org/Home.aspx

  2. National Engineers Week There are opportunities for engineers and organizations to support and engage in any and all of the National Engineers Week programs, sustaining outreach for established programs as well as helping to establish new efforts. Working to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and engineering workforce development, the National Engineers Week Foundation represents the E in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math). The coalition has grown from a handful of partners to become the premiere collaboration model in engineering outreach. As Samuel J. Palmisano, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer IBM, writes: “We must build a pipeline of future engineers. And Engineers Week has always recognized that the best way to start that is to have today’s leading engineers meet with students, to get them excited about engineering opportunities and to advise them about how to prepare for a career in engineering.“ http://www.eweek.org/Home.aspx

  3. National Engineers Week • Discover E / K-12 - is where engineers share a common desire: to help grade school and high school students discover the exciting worlds of engineering and technology. Their goal is to relate practical applications of math, science, and engineering to the world aroundthem.http://www.eweek.org/EngineersWeek/DiscoverE.aspx • Discover Engineering - is a fun, new website developed specifically for middle school students to learn more about engineering, technology, math, and science. It is a resource for educators and includes teaching aids and materials that correspond to each of the technologies and lessons in the videos. It is a new opportunity and a cool tool for engineers to talk about the profession and inspire kids to consider engineering as a career option. http://www.discoverengineering.org/

  4. National Engineers Week • Future Cities Competition - Operating in 35 regions, Future City works with 1,034 schools and reaches 33,000 students in a semester-long program. This engaging program challenges 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students to design a city 150 years into the future. Each January, thousands of students participate in regional competitions presenting their designs before a panel of volunteer engineer judges. First place regional teams win a trip to Washington for National Finals, held each year during National Engineers Week. The President of the United States recently recognized Future City at the first White House Science and Engineering Fair. http://www.futurecity.org/

  5. National Engineers Week • FIRST Robotics - "The varsity Sport for the Mind," First Robotics Competition combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 25 students or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors.  It’s as close to "real-world engineering" as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team. http://www.usfirst.org/ Students get to: • Learn from professional engineers • Build and compete with a robot of their own design • Learn and use sophisticated software and hardware • Compete and cooperate in alliances and tournaments • Earn a place in the World Championship • Qualify for college scholarships 

  6. National Engineers Week • NASA Quest - is a rich resource for educators, kids and space enthusiasts who are interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and the national space program. NASA Quest allows the public to share the excitement of NASA's authentic scientific and engineering pursuits like flying in the Shuttle and the International Space Station, exploring distant planets with amazing spacecraft, and building the aircraft of the future. http://quest.nasa.gov/

  7. National Engineers Week • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - is a non-profit organization which brings together engineering educators from all of the engineering and engineering technology fields to collaborate on solutions to promote excellence in instruction, research, public service, and practice. http://www.asee.org/

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