THIS WEEK: New Faces of Engineering, College Edition

Deadline: November 16, 2012

Each year, College Edition recognizes the best and brightest 3rd, 4th, and 5th year engineering students, whose academic successes and experiences in the engineering field have positioned them to make an impact. Winners will be announced on Facebook, featured in print ads and online venues, and recipients of a scholarship.  The application is available at www.facebook.com/collegeedition.     

THIS WEEK: Engineering is Elementary Teacher Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: November 16, 2012
The second annual Raytheon-EiE Teacher Scholarship Program is designed to encourage the inclusion of engineering and technology in elementary classrooms and support teachers in their implementation of engineering education.Elementary teachers and science specialists are encouraged to apply. Recipients receive a $3,000 scholarship to attend a two-day EiE professional development workshop and purchase EiE curriculum materials for their classroom. Applications must be postmarked by November 16, 2012. Winners will be notified in early 2013.   

THIS WEEK: Real World Design Challenge 

Deadline for Team Registration: November 16. 2012 

Registration is now open for the 2012-2013 Real World Design Challenge.  The Challenge starts in the fall, but you can sign up today.

The Real World Design Challenge is an annual aviation design competition for teams of 3-7 high school students.  The Challenge is FREE for students and teachers.  And each teacher that signs up a team will receive $1 million in professional engineering software as well as access to mentors from industry, government, and academia.  

State Champion teams get an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC for the students and the teacher to compete in the National Challenge.  Every team that wants to participate needs to register EVEN IF THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE PAST. Teams can register by going to www.realworlddesignchallenge.org and following the registration link there.   

Texas High School Aerospace Scholars
Deadline EXTENDED: November 30
High School Aerospace Scholars encourages high school juniors to explore exciting career possibilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.  This is accomplished by using the centralized theme of space exploration to engage students in activities and offering hands-on engineering experiences at NASA Johnson Space Center.

Nominated by state legislators, students complete competitive web-based lessons focusing on present and past space missions, International Space Station (ISS), the moon, Mars, and beyond.  Top ranked students visit JSC for a six-day on-site summer experience to work on a team-oriented Mars exploration project with a Texas teacher, NASA engineer/scientist, and a NASA co-op/intern. Students may receive a science elective credit, approved by TEA, toward graduation upon successful completion of the program based upon their district. Application deadline: November 2.  The application is available at:  http://www.has.aerospacescholars.org/apply     
 
SustainUS Fellowship Program
Deadline November 30th  
SustainUS is offering emerging young leaders an opportunity to develop their leadership skills and get their ideas off the ground to enable a more economically, environmentally, and socially just future. The Lead Now Fellowship is a new youth-led fellowship program to support people age 13-26.

Fellows will be awarded $1,000 and provided with trainings, mentorship, and opportunities to help them make their project ideas take off. Projects might range from innovative community initiatives to statewide campaigns to projects with an international reach.

Find out more and apply before November 30th at: http://sustainus.org/leadnow/apply               

Exploration Nation
Exploration Nation's extensive kid hosted supplemental instruction program is now available via special license subscriptions ranging from a single classroom or school to multiple campuses and districts. Our new pricing model is very affordable for both home school and public schools. You can see a sample lesson (including video!) here: http://explorationnation.com/free-lesson-plan         

San Antonio Area "What's COOL in School"
ESC-20 in collaboration with WOAI is providing a unique opportunity to highlight positive and innovative programs within your district. This segment will be featured weekly throughout the school year and will be called "What's COOL in School?" ESC -20 will serve as the link between districts and WOAI. If you would like to spotlight your program or event you will first be asked to fill out the attached form and submit electronically. After review of weekly submissions, WOAI will contact your district representative to get further information for a potential interview. Take this time to shine and show the community "What's COOL in your School". We hope you take advantage of this exciting opportunity. Entries can be submitted online at: http://www.esc20.net/whatscoolinschool         

Internet Science and Technology Fair
The University of Central Florida's College of Engineering and Computer Science invites teachers and their precollege student teams to participate in the 16th annual Internet Science and Technology Fair. Students in grades 3-12 use information technology (IT) tools to communicate, research, collaborate and design innovative solutions to real world problems while adhering to content guidelines based on national science content standards.  Additional information is available at http://istf.ucf.edu.  

  
Name That Asteroid Contest
Deadline: December 2, 2012
Students worldwide have an opportunity to name an asteroid from which an upcoming NASA mission will return samples to Earth. The competition is open to students under age 18 from anywhere in the world. Each contestant can submit one name, up to 16 characters long. Entries must include a short explanation and rationale for the name. Submissions must be made by an adult on behalf of the student. The contest deadline is Dec. 2, 2012. The asteroid was discovered in 1999 by the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research, or LINEAR, survey at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory. LINEAR is part of NASA's Near Earth Observation Program in Washington, which detects and catalogs near-Earth asteroids and comets. The asteroid has an average diameter of approximately one-third of a mile (500 meters). To review contest rules and guidelines, visit http://planetary.org/name.

  
 
2013-14 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship
Due: December 5, 2012
Selected teachers spend a school year in Washington, D.C., sharing their expertise with policy makers. Einstein Fellows may serve with one of several government agency sponsors, such as the Department of Energy, NASA or the National Science Foundation. This program is open to current public or private elementary and secondary mathematics, technology, engineering and science classroom teachers with demonstrated excellence in teaching. For more information about this opportunity and to apply online, visit www.einsteinfellows.org.    

 

iSTEM Olympiad

Deadline: December 9, 2012

The iSTEM Olympiad provides an opportunity for parents, mentors, organizations, and schools to involve students in science, technology, engineering, mathematics competitions. The competition areas are robotics, green, creative writing, and visual arts. iSTEM is your vehicle to keeping your 21st Century student enthusiastic about becoming the next generation of STEM inventors and innovators. The iSTEM Olympiad will take place at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, Saturday, April 13, 2013 in conjunction with the CSTEM Challenge.  Details and registration at http://www.cstem.org/program-overview/.    

EngineerGirl Essay Contest - Essential to our Health

Deadline: March 1, 2013

The contest is open to individual girls and boys in each of three categories (Choose your category by grade-level unless you are unsure of your grade):

    3rd grade to 5th grade (Ages 8-11)
    6th grade to 8th grade (Ages 12-14)
    9th grade to 12th grade (Ages 15-18)

Describe an advance in the treatment or prevention of one of the diseases above that was developed through engineering. Explain why it is important and how engineers were involved. Various other requirements depending on the grade level. See http://www.engineergirl.org/GetThere/Contest/2013Contest.aspx for details or to submit your essay!  

• Central Texas K-12 STEM Outreach
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• Houston K-12 STEM Outreach  
• Laredo K-12 STEM Outreach 
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• South Texas K-12 STEM Outreach 
• West Texas K-12 STEM Outreach

For those not in one of these areas who still want to receive information going out to all groups, join the Texas K-12 STEM Outreach group. 

Contact Tricia Berry for any specific regional requests or questions.

Did Your Org Miss Out on a Request from a potential FUNDER! Are You Listed in the Program Directory?

TxGCP was asked AGAIN for STEM program connections in one of our regions of Texas. And earlier this year, one of our partners was asked for a list of informal education organizations across the state and others engaged in K12 STEM education. We pulled the list to share for BOTH of these opportunities from the Program Directory!

Gain access to mini-grants and have the first shot at opportunities such as the Water Works camp curriculum, role model training and other curriculum and resource dissemination across Texas! Sign up your program, organization and/or event in the National Girls Collaborative Project Program Directory.  Join over 200 listings from across Texas and find collaborators and other STEM educators in your area. Registration is free...can't get better than that!