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NJTEEA
PO Box 5864
Clark, NJ 07066
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| Spring Update #7 | March 2013 |
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Greetings!
Please find below information regarding Teen Tech (all girls tech and engineering day), registration information for our upcoming AutoDesk PLC/Activity Swap workshop and a STEM Competition Intro. Meeting, the NJTEEA Annual Conference, call for judges for the Edison Invention Challenge, an opportunity to present at the ITEEA Conference in Orlando, FL, as well as information about TCNJ's Department of Technological Studies Scholarship Fund. |
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Judges Needed for Edison Invention Challenge
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On Saturday May 11, 2013 at the Student Center of NJIT in Newark, the 3rd Annual Thomas Edison Invention Challenge will bring students from schools across the state together to celebrate creativity, innovation and alternative energy.
Students have been tasked with writing essays, submitting design documentation and building a prototype to present to judges.
The Challenge is looking for volunteer judges to can review the essays, documentation and assist in judging of prototypes on May 11th. Essays and documentation will be reviewed electronically ahead of the competition date. Judging of the prototype will be on May 11th. Rubrics and guidelines will be provided to interested judges.
Those interested should contact Kenneth Zushma, Program Coordinator for the Thomas Edison Invention Challenge at teic@njteea.org for more information.
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AutoDesk PLC and Activity Swap Workshop
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Location: Morristown High School
Date: April 17, 2013
Time: 5-7 pm
Do you use the Autodesk Design Academy in your classroom or are you interested in it? If so, join us for an activity swap and information session about using AutoCAD, Inventor, REVIT or 3D Studio MAX. Please bring one classroom tested activity to swap with other users so everyone can leave with a new activities and resources. If you have an interesting or different application for a command you can do a software demonstration for other teachers. Software computers and projector will be available.
Please click here to get more information or to register:
CLICK HERE
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Upcoming STEM Competition Intro Meeting
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Date: May 2, 2013 from 11am-12PM
Location: Fair Lawn High School
Contact: Ron Durso
Grade Level: 5-12
Green Mile Charity (GMC) invites you and your students to participate and compete at our STEM Turbine Playoffs! Once a month for the remainder of 2013, GMC will host a hands-on playoff that will challenge students to create the best turbine with optimal results. PicoTurbine will provide small groups of students with their very own Savonius Windmill kits. Students are encouraged to try different variables that could result in better outcomes. Each participant's group creation will be judged at the same time by connecting the turbines together into PicoTurbine's STEM Plus Playoff interface and software. This Pro-STEM competition will incite students to research about renewable energy and its benefits for a greener earth. May the best engineer win!
If you would like to know more about this fun and interactive learning experience please contact us:
Vivian Vidal
Event Coordinator for Green Mile Charity
Vivian@greenmilecharity.org
347-921-0269
Michael Burghoffer
CEO PicoTurbine International
Michael@picoturbine.com
917-426-1399
Please click here to get more information or to register:
CLICK HERE
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Don't Forget to Register for Teen Tech 2013!
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Teen Tech 2013
For High School Girls (Grades 9-11)
DATE: May 23rd, 2013
TIME: 8:30am-2pm
LOCATION: Rutgers University School of Engineering (New Brunswick)
Teen Tech is a program for high school age girls focusing on design and technology.
Connecting Girls and Technology
A day of hands-on workshops
for high school girls, grades 9-11
teentech™ is a project of the American Association of University Women, New Jersey, Inc. (AAUWNJ) in collaboration with Rutgers University, to involve young women in STEM education-Science,Technology, Engineering and Math.
AAUW's report, Gender Gaps, indicated that young women lag behind young men in acquiring technical proficiencies. The report cites evidence that girls are more likely to use technology when they see its real-world applications. AAUW's book, Why So Few?, documents that the problem persists.
teentech™ 2013, which will take place on May 23, 2013 at Rutgers University, will be a day of hands-on workshops that are designed to make technology, science, engineering, and math exciting and relevant and to interest girls in high-demand careers in the global economy where women are still greatly underrepresented.
High school girls from around the state will have the opportunity to learn problem-solving skills by engaging in hands-on workshop sessions with faculty and students in
Technology and Engineering disciplines.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: TEEN TECH 2013
Registration Questions: butterfliesr2free@verizon.net
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27th Annual Conference & Expo - REGISTER NOW!
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NJTEEA 27th Annual STEM Conference & Expo
iSTEM: Integrating STEM Into Your 21st Century Classroom
Date: Friday, May, 10th, 2013
Time: Starts at 8:00am
Location: Montclair State University, Conference Center
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Steve O'Brien
Director of the Center for Excellence in STEM Education
(located at The College of New Jersey)
Schedule/Agenda
** Exposition is open ALL DAY**
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8:00-9:00am
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Registration, Exposition & Continental Breakfast
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9:05-10:05am
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Opening Session & Keynote Speaker
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10:10-11:00am
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Workshop Session 1
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11:00 - 12:00pm
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Exposition & Break
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12:05-12:55pm
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Workshop Session 2
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12:55-2:20pm
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Luncheon & Exposition
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2:25-3:15pm
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Workshop Session 3
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3:15-3:45pm
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Exposition
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3:45pm
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Tech Ed All-Stars**
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Tech Ed All-Stars - Hands on Design Competition ($100 first prize)
Workshops
Click here for workshop descriptions and registration.
Conference Fees
April 1st - May 10th: Option 1 - $175 Option 2 - $205
- Package 2 includes discounted NJTEEA dues for the 2013-2014 school year.
- If you are paying by Purchase Order, you still have to register. DO NOT send a PO for unregistered individuals.
- Please note that once you register, you are confirmed, regardless if payment has been received.
- Make checks payable to: NJTEA
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!
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| TCNJ Scholarship Fund | |
The John and Suzanne Karsnitz Scholarship Endowment Fund
The purpose of the fund, created in recognition of John and Suzanne Karsnitz' commitment to teacher education, is to provide scholarships for students in the School of Engineering, Technological Studies Department. Selection will be on a competitive basis to a junior level (senior level at the time he/she receives the scholarship) applicant majoring in Technological/Pre-Engineering Education on the basis of his/her commitment to teaching, leadership, creativity and scholarship.
http://engineering.pages.tcnj.edu/resources/alumni-friends/karsnitz-scholarship-endowment-fund/
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| Deadline Approaching to Present at the ITEEA Conference in Orlando! |
Deadline to Apply to Present in Orlando is June 15, 2013
I TEEA conference presentations are intended to provide participants with non-biased professional information related to the wide scope of issues and needs associated with technology and engineering literacy education, teaching/learning research, and student performance. Professional program presenters should avoid specific commercial product and resource endorsements in their presentations. Commercial product manufacturers, vendors, and representatives wishing to make none-xhibit presentations at conferences should contact the ITEEA Exhibits/Advertising Coordinator [ (703) 860-5028 - cmaggio@iteea.org ] to discuss commercial product presentation options within the context of the conference program.
Orlando, FL - 2014 Conference Theme and Strands
TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENGINEERING LITERACY CORE CONNECTIONS
The subject areas of technology and engineering education have seen a decade's worth of implementation experience, relevant findings from the cognitive sciences, and workshops such as the National Academy of Engineering Workshop on core concepts in K-12 engineering education. Various standards have been used during the implementation process such as the Standards for Technological Literacy and newer common core standards. Now is the time to assess the various progressions with these standards, examine linkages to the STEM curriculum, and further define what is really important in technology and engineering education. The Orlando Conference theme and strands are provided to address the important work that has been achieved and to showcase the progress.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications for presenting should emphasize instructional, educational, and classroom resources that K-12 technology and engineering teachers can use in their practices when they return to their school. Applicants should take care to show how their presentation links to one or more of the strands and what materials the classroom teacher will take home.
STRAND 1 - TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL
What revisions should be made to the original technological literacy standards to narrow the content base toward a structure similar to the 21st century skills and core standards? What models and materials for teachers (pre-service and in-service) are being developed? How can we integrate this content to motivate and engage learners in deep and meaningful investigations within a coherent curriculum? What assessments and gauges of progress are available as measures of success?
STRAND 2 - ENGINEERING FOR ALL
What are the core ideas in K-12 engineering education? How can we identify and link engineering content to the STEM Community? What key elements of the published K-12 mathematics and English/ language arts "Common Core" standards should be linked to engineering content in the process of having a common core likeness? What conceptual frameworks should be used to guide the revision of any standards toward the implementation of engineering education? What models and materials for teachers (pre-service and in-service) are being developed and where are they? What assessments and gauges of progress are available as measures of success?
STRAND 3 - LINKAGES TO THE STEM COMMUNITY
How can we identify and link technology and engineering content to the STEM community? What "cross disciplinary" content can we emphasize to strengthen the role of technology and engineering? How do we demonstrate the use of mathematics in technology and engineering better? What elementary science principles can we integrate which will best influence a technology and engineering perspective?
STRAND 4 - LINKAGES TO THE LIBERAL ARTS
What are the core ideas in a K-12 liberal arts education? What work has been accomplished to identify conceptually sound and practical (i.e., teachable and learnable) connections between selected technology/engineering content with standards available in the liberal arts community? Is there a template for best instructional practices? Just how does the technology/engineering and the liberal arts community connect? Are there models and assessments showing progress to date? What are practical, implementable ideas that can be followed by the classroom teacher in making linkages from the technology/engineering content to a liberal arts education?
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Sincerely, Danielle Romero
New Jersey Technology & Engineering Educators Association |
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