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| Fall Update #6 | November 2012 |
Greetings!
Please find below information on NJTEEA Awards and Grants, the rescheduled Robotics Workshop - South Jersey, 2013 Conquerer of the Hill Information, SME Manufacturing Student Competition, and various awards and fellowships. We are looking forward to seeing you at many of our professional development workshops this coming month! |
| RESCHEDULED: Robotics Workshop (South Jersey) | |
South Jersey Workshop - Lenape HS: October 13th, 2012
How can FIRSTŪ programs enhance technology and engineering learning?
Many know that FIRSTŪ is the ultimate experience in technology and engineering education, but how does it work? Do I need huge amounts of money, time, and energy to be successful?
It's time to demystify the experience and find out how FIRSTŪ programs can enhance a student's STEM experience in and out of the classroom.
Participants of this workshop will learn best-practices from FIRSTŪ teachers and mentors who have experience running teams from the program's middle and high school programs.
FIRSTŪ is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 that looks to inspire students to further pursue their interests in engineering and technology fields. Over $15 million in scholarship opportunities are offered to its students. It's the "Hardest fun you'll ever have."
REGISTER NOW - SOUTH JERSEY
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NJTEEA Awards & Grant Applications
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NJTEEA is committed to recognizing outstanding students and educators with awards, grants and scholarships. Recognition can be the difference between a program that is growing, and a program that is shrinking, so nominate and/or apply today for the opportunities listed below.
The following awards are awarded annually. Click here for updated applications and due dates.
1. Excellence Awards: Recognizes outstanding programs, teachers and administrators in the field of Technology Education.
2. STEM Grant: Geared to support a STEM activity with the purchase of materials or equipment needed.
3. Image Award: Honors individuals that make a special effort that results in positive reflection of Technology Education outside of the profession.
4. Impact Award: Honors exceptional supporters of Technology Education in New Jersey in three categories: Individual, Institutional, and Government Official. Recipients have made a notable impact through their virtuous support for students and/or educators in Technology Education.
5. Future Technology Educator Scholarship: Provides $500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors that are current residents of New Jersey and that have gained acceptance to an accredited technology education teacher preparation program.
6. Five Star Citations: Each year, a limited number of citations will be given to exemplary elementary, middle, and high school Technology Education Programs within the State of New Jersey.
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TeenTech 2013 Update
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Click here to download the Teen Tech flyer! http://site.njtea.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Teen-Tech-STD.pdf
teentech™ 2013
THURSDAY, May 23, 2013
Rutgers University - Busch Campus - School of Engineering
A day of hands-on technology workshops for girls in grades 9, 10 and 11
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| 2013 Conqueror of the Hill | | Conqueror of the Hill is an annual applied physics and engineering project competition open to all high school students throughout New Jersey. Each year, the competition requires teams to design and construct a mechanically powered device to perform a specific task on the playing field hill. The projects compete in head-to-head matches with each project attempting to successfully complete the required task while simultaneously attempting to prevent the opponent from completing the task. Although the competition takes place on the same hill each year, the task that must be completed is always unique.
The event will be hosted by Chatham High School on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at 9:00 a.m.
There will be a $10 registration fee for each school entering one team. Each additional team will be an additional $5. Schools are welcome to enter up to three teams.
More information may be obtained here.
All questions and comments should be directed to David Bandel at dbandel@chatham-nj.org. |
| SME Manufacturing Student Competition | |
SPECIAL INVITATION!!
This invitation is being distributed to select high schools located in the Northeast region. Sandvik Coromant, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the SME Education Foundation (SME-EF), Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), and the local Northeast SME Chapter members invites your students to submit an abstract for consideration to participate in the Dream !t Do !t Manufacturing Student Challenge at EASTEC 2013.
The challenge will take place on Thursday, May 16, 2013, where there will be a keynote speaker, project judging, an awards ceremony, and then lunch. A stipend for travel expenses will be provided. The kids will experience the technology first-hand through a guided tour of the show (age restrictions apply-min.16 yrs.)
Your students can submit abstract information as an individual or as a team. Teams can be no less than 3 students, but no more than 6 students. Abstracts are due by Friday, January 18, 2013. The submissions will be reviewed by industry experts. SME will notify your school if your students have been selected to compete. The school names will be posted to the event website after February 15, 2013.
The Challenge options, details and agenda will be available by November 1st at www.sme.org/eastec.
Dates to Remember:
Event: Thursday, May 16, 2013
Abstracts DUE: Friday, January 18, 2013. Submit abstracts with school contact name including an email address for response to: dgauthier@sme.org. If your school's abstract is approved, you will be contacted to participate via email.
Registration Information:
Registration instructions will be provided to the schools that are selected to participate in the challenge.
Questions- email dgauthier@sme.org!
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Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship
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The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2013-1024 Fellowship Year.
The Einstein Fellowship Program is available to current K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators with a demonstrated excellence in teaching and leadership.
Selected teachers spend 11 months in Washington, DC, sharing their expertise with STEM program directors or policy makers. Einstein Fellows may serve in a Congressional office or in one of several government agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Fellows receive a monthly stipend and an allowance for professional travel and relocation. The fellowship year beings in late August 2013. The goal of the Einstein Fellowship Program is to provide an opportunity for teachers to inform national policy and improve communication between the K-12 STEM education community and national leaders.
Applicants must be US citizens, be currently employed full time in a public or private elementary or secondary school or school district, and must have been teaching in one or more STEM fields full time in a public or private elementary or secondary school for at least five of the last seven years.
For more information about the program and to learn how to apply, visit www.einsteinfellows.org.
Applications for the 2013-14 Fellowship program are due by 11:00 pm (EST) December 5, 2012. |
| Knowles Foundation Looking for STEM Teaching Fellows | The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation in Moorestown, NJ is now accepting applications from those interested in its 2013 Teaching Fellowships.
The fellowships, which could be valued at as much as $175,000 and can be renewed for up to 5 years, are open to exceptional new teachers who make a commitment to teaching STEM subjects at the high school level.
Those who make it through the highly competitive selection process will also have access to expert support and professional development opportunities aimed at improving their instructional skills and developing their leadership qualities.
Dr. Nicole Gillespie, Director for Teaching Fellowships, says that an ideal candidate would be driven, hardworking, innovative, and passionate about his/her chosen profession while seeking to become one of the best STEM teachers in the country.
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| Applications for the 2013-2014 InvenTeams Are Now Open! | |
The InvenTeam initiative, created by the Lemelson-MIT Program, offers an unparalleled opportunity for high school students to cultivate their creativity and experience invention. InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors that receive grants of up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. Each InvenTeam chooses its own problem to solve.
InvenTeam students rely on inquiry and hands-on problem solving as they apply lessons from science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to develop invention prototypes. Interactive, self-directed learning coupled with STEM curricula are essential for experiencing invention.
To apply, go to: http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/apply.html
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| Real World-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge | The RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge encourages students in Grade 8-12 to explore and build skills essential for successful careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through two phases of project-based learning and team competition.
RealWorld PHASE 1: Teams of middle- and high- school aged students, with support of their teachers/coaches/parents, work collaboratively as engineers and scientists to explore and work collaboratively as engineers and scientists to explore and design solutions related to the James Webb Space Telescope.
Phase Ends: January 31, 2013. To be considered to move to the InWorld phase, all RealWorld work must be submitted by this deadline.
InWorld PHASE 2: Participating college students select teams of two to four middle- and high- school aged students who have completed the RealWorld phase to build their InWorld teams. Participation is limited to US citizens. Teams work in a 3-D virtual online environment using 21st century tools to refine designs and to create 3-D models of their design.
Phase Begins: February 9, 2013.
Phase Ends: April 26, 2013.
To learn more about the challenge and to register for online resources for this free and flexible project, visit www.nasarealworldinworld.org.
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Sincerely, Danielle Romero
New Jersey Technology & Engineering Educators Association |
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