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I also work at a Catholic school - a high school - where I coordinate our STEMM program.  I'm an engineer by formal education but have worked in K-12 STEM education for 20 years.
One resource for service-connected engineering projects for college and ...

Dr. Strobel, thank you for your response! Yes, I've heard about Purdue's EPICS program. I learned of it when I was applying to Purdue's Engineering Education program. The EPICS model is very impressive and I hope they develop this program further!

Hi Mr. Huffman, thank you so much for the resource! That's fantastic! I love the themes/goals the units work towards. Does your organization have any other plans to develop any other similar units/projects, aside from the ones currently in development? 

The first thing that popped into my head when I read this question was the movie "The Martian." What stood out to me, in addition to the incredible technological solutions showcased, was the perseverance exhibited by the main character - that ...

This is a late answer, but we discussed this for our latest podcast episode: http://www.k12engineering.net/transcripts/ep35.html

For our conversation, we were two engineers working in education and a science teacher working in educational leadership.  ...

The first thing that popped into my head when I read this question was the movie "The Martian." What stood out to me, in addition to the incredible technological solutions showcased, was the perseverance exhibited by the main character - that is such an ...

Jennifer-
If you'd like I can connect you to someone in the NAE with that information.

I'd be interesting in learning what you find out!  I'm an engineering educator asking myself the same question about how the K-12 job market for engineering teachers is changing.  I'll be sure to listen to your upcoming podcast!

Hello Prius, I saw your e-mail you carbon copied to me. I'm glad that you got in touch with Beth because she is the person to answer that question. 

I like the video and don’t mind confessing that I also like pop culture TV programs like E! Entertainment. There is something rather addictive about how pop culture uses fast-paced features to draw us in to what’s happening. I think what we need is MORE ...

I loved this video, and love the work Viterbi does to promote engineering.  In today’s digital environment, this is a great and approachable way to share what engineers can do.  

I believe a great need for our society is to use the word “engineering” ...

Very cool video that takes a fun approach to spark conversation around a serious societal issue. Got to love the Andrew Viterbi reference at the end.

Pop culture is a tough nut to crack. Public perception is volatile at best. I think that we should ...

Thanks for y our interest Tiffany.  Greg is right that school-level results are not announced.  The purpose of the assessment is to determine the educational level of the country (and in math and reading the level of states and major cities); but school ...

Hi, Tiffany.

This is an excellent question. 

As background to those who don't know, in 2014, the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), an independent agency of the US Dept. of Education, conducted the first-ever assessment of technology and ...

Cary-

Do you think Tony Stark has any merit in the classroom?

Both of these men are portrayed as lone inventors.  Tony Stark is fictional, Edison is not.  So we can examine Edison's life to draw some tentative conclusions about how realistic the "lone inventor" vision really is.  In fact, Edison lead a large team ...

Aaron, Thank you for the response and thoughts moving forward!. 

We have used the resources in a limited way to this point.  Pre-service has reviewed some materials in our introduction methods courses and at the graduate level we have reviewed the materials in a few courses, again, very limited to this point.  Our ...

Hi Sneha!
I have a powerpoint about the engineering of shoes that I have put together.  I would love to share it with you in exchange for your unit!
laurab@ncsu.edu

Jennifer,

Thank you so much for reaching out to me! I would LOVE to work with you. It was my biggest wish and desire to have professional engineers in the field to help evaluate lessons and provide real feedback to student projects. I hadn't done much ...

Hi Sneha.  Students can indeed receive feedback on their work right through the Innovation Portal.  This kind of connection and feedback is done through the portal every day.  The one catch is that you would have to be invited by  the student to connect ...