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Ray McCarthy , EdD MassTEC President Technology Education Teacher Monument Valley Regional MS

From Manual Arts to Technology Education / Engineering 9th Annual Conference October 16, 2009. Ray McCarthy , EdD MassTEC President Technology Education Teacher Monument Valley Regional MS Great Barrington, MA 01230. Dr. James Alicata Chair, Department of Industrial Technology

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Ray McCarthy , EdD MassTEC President Technology Education Teacher Monument Valley Regional MS

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  1. From Manual Arts to Technology Education / Engineering 9th Annual Conference October 16, 2009 Ray McCarthy, EdD MassTEC PresidentTechnology Education Teacher Monument Valley Regional MS Great Barrington, MA 01230

  2. Dr. James Alicata Chair, Department of Industrial Technology Fitchburg State College

  3. Dr. Robert V. Antonucci President, Fitchburg State College

  4. Mr. Jacob Foster Director of Science and Technology/Engineering Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  5. Mr. F. Matt McGee Assistant Professor, Industrial Technology Fitchburg State College • Online and Hybrid Course Offerings • New partnerships • New Full Time College Faculty • Epsilon Pi Tau • Fitchburg State College Industrial Technology Department “Once in a 100 year event” • “Learning by doing”

  6. STEMTech Alliance Funded by Mass. Department of Higher Education STEM Pipeline Fund Ms. Susan Moulton Project Director

  7. STEMTech Alliance Goal • Increase Awareness of STEM subjects and careers • Introduce STEM professionals into sixth grade classrooms to inspire students • Inspire Discovery

  8. Key Partners Mass Technology Leadership Council (lead organization) Mass BioEd Foundation (Mass Biotech Council) Mass Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC) Mass Network Communications Council (Mass Net Comms) The Engineering Center (Umbrella group for 12 engineering societies) New England Clean Energy Council

  9. School Visit Rollout November – Worcester/Central Mass December – Northeastern Mass Jan & Feb – Greater Boston March – Southeastern Mass/Cape April – Pioneer Valley/Berkshires

  10. Importance of STEM • Nationally, 28% of students taking the SATs are Interested in STEM careers. • In Massachusetts, that number is 22% • In North Carolina, that number is 34%. • Future: estimated that 90% of all scientists and engineers will live in Asia.

  11. Mr. Jack Dembkowski President Technology Education Collegiate Association (TECA) • Problem Solving/Design Process Champions ITEA Conference at Louisville • TSA December 4th, 2009 • TECA East Regional Conference November 15th • ITEA Conference March 2010 • JDEMBKOW@student.fsc.edu

  12. TSA December 4th 2009 Registration deadline November 17th Contest: Structural Engineering, Bridge Building, & Computer-Aided Drafting Itinerary 8:45-9 Arrival and Refreshments 9:00 Welcome 9:15 Start of competitions 11:15 Lunch 12:00 Tech Bowl 12:30 Awards Website: http://www.masstec.org/tsa/index.htm

  13. Mr. Scott Karpuk Technology Education Teacher Clinton Middle School http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy62yWqXucc

  14. http://masstec.org Mr. Stephen Van Voorhees MassTEC Webmaster Technology/Engineering Teacher

  15. Dr. Ray McCarthy President, MassTEC Promoting Technology Education It is up to you, me, All of us!

  16. Thanks for joining us & Have a great day!

  17. From Manual Arts to Technology Education / Engineering 9th Annual Conference October 16, 2009 Ray McCarthy, EdD MassTEC PresidentTechnology Education Teacher Monument Valley Regional MS Great Barrington, MA 01230

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