Current
News and Information 6-21-2009
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is seeking candidates to serve on the Massachusetts Board of Education Advisory Councils, click here for more information 6-21-2009
It is official Nate Ball Inventor and Host of Design Squad is the Key Note Lunch Speaker for the 2009 Annual MassTec Conference October 16th 2009, From Manual Arts to Technology Education / Engineering click here for more information 6-14-2009
The National Center for Technological Literacy at the Museum of Science, Boston, is holding a number of sessions on technology/engineering education this summer, Engineering the Future – Three Day Institute, Implementing Technology / Engineering Standards (6-12) – DESE Professional Development Institute for Educators – Six Day Institute, Engineering the Future 101, 4-week moderated online course for teachers, click here for more information 6-14-2009
The Boston Foundation for Architecture (BFA) invites grant proposals for public education programs related to the built environment. Programs must serve Massachusetts audiences. BFA also releases many grant opportunities. For more information and application guidelines click here to the BFA grants web page. Deadline: August 7, 2009 for the most recent offerings, click here for the link 6-14-2009
This annual conference is for educators interested in discovering ways to use satellites and related technologies as a vehicle for helping students appreciate and understand the complex interrelationships among science, technology, individuals, societies, and the environment while developing and applying inquiry and technology skills to study authentic questions and problems, click here for more information 6-14-2009
Top Stars: Website Accepting Entries-
The Top Stars project invites U.S. formal (K-12, college) and informal educators to submit their best examples of using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope for STEM education. Click here for more information 6-14-2009
Teaching STEM Through Aerospace Teacher Workshop, The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center and the Federal Aviation Administration are sponsoring a teacher workshop for middle and high school teachers. This workshop will focus on using aerospace-based activities to teach science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The workshop is taking place on June 30, 2009 at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, NH. Click here for more information 6-14-2009
There's a new place where middle school students, teachers, and parents can have fun, solve CSI-like mysteries, and learn more about the amazing world of materials, click here for the link 6-14-2009
Registration for next year's Future City Design Challenge is open on the national website, please register early and encourage other teachers to as well. Click here for more information on the classroom resources page 6-14-2009
One of MassTEC's E-Board members has created a video about the Technology Engineering Frameworks and posted it on You Tub, click here for a link to the video 5-21-2009
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is Announcing the 2009 Summer Professional Development Institutes Program! For more information click here 5-20-2009
From the ITEA, Foundations that give to Educational Projects and Grant/Award programs, click here for more information, 5-20-2009
Lowe's Kicks Off Tough Tools for Cool Schools Program to 515 SkillsUSA Chapters, Lowe's is donating approximately $300,000 worth of Kobalt tools, click here for more information, 5-20-2009
Lutron Electronics is now accepting submissions from schools featuring students' dreams for a sustainable classroom of the future.The winning idea will receive a $15,000 sustainable classroom upgrade to make their Bright Green Dream come true. Click here for more information, 5-20-2009
ASA's INSPIRE Program is Accepting Applications, NASA's Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research and Education Experience, or INSPIRE, will encourage the next generation of explorers from the 9th through 12th grades to pursue an education and career in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Click here for more information, 5-20-2009
Seeds From Barbara Morgan's STS-118 Mission Still Available - FREE!, click here for more information 5-20-2009
Register Today for Upcoming FREE NASA/PBS Design Squad Web Seminar, June 4th, for more information click here 5-12-2009
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Institute for Educators, for more information click here, 5-12-2009
Are you interested in a self directed and self paced tutorials to get you started using a free version of Pro/ENGINEER wildfire? Click here for more information 5-12-2009
Registration for the June 1st LEGO Engineering Symposium is still open, click here for more information 5-12-2009
Free materials camp for students being held at WPI March 11th, click here for more information 5-3-09
A group of Fitchburg State College technology education students beat out 17 other schools to win first place in a competition held during a recent conference in Louisville, Ky. For more information click here 5-3-2009
New England Student Woodworking Design Competition 2009, for more information to to subscribe to the list serve click here. 5-3-2009
TEC to Host 15th Annual Accredited
TEC Summer Institute for Educators click here for more information 5-3-2009
Ottoson Middle School,
Arlington Public Schools has a Technology Engineering posting, we have more information on our employment page, click her to view the posting 4-28-2009
Arrangements have been made for the 2009 MassTEC conference. If you would like to present a workshop, attend or get a vendor booth (we already have vendors signed up) click on the links. If you are in the process of putting together next years budget please consider vendors that have attended MassTEC conferences. Click here to see the vendors that have attended MassTEC conferences.
MassTEC has created a Position on the “T and E” of STEM, click here to read the MassTEC Proclamation
The UMass Lowell Future Engineers Center is in the midst of a 5-year statewide expansion of our DESIGNLAB after school science and engineering programs for middle school. Our goal is to engage up to 100 teachers from over 40 schools to teach DESIGNLAB programs to 5,000 students by 2011. For more information click here 3-29-2009
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education invites your application to serve
(due March 27th)
on the Science and Technology/Engineering Review Panel and respond to a survey of the current Framework (expires April 17th). The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete and your input is important. For more information click here 3-14-2009
EPA Releases New K-12 Responsible School Chemical Management Video Free, click here to link to the video 3-19-2009
LIFT2 Program- Become part of an exciting program that includes: -Paid Summer Externship (5-8 weeks) in innovation industry companies -Paid Graduate level coursework (12 credits) online and face-to-face, supporting curriculum development and 21st Century teaching and learning, for more information click here 3-19-2009
Hasbro Summer Learning Initiative
United Way of Pioneer Valley
Program Specialist click here for the job description 3-19-2009
For the 2009 MSMR Student Poster Competition, students will create a Poster based on recent research at a New England biomedical research institution. There are many prizes for the students and teachers, click here for more information 3-19-2009
ITEA has a brand new Product Guide click here to learn more 3-18-2009
New England's Only Air and Space Science Center Opens McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, click here for more information 3-18-2009
Win a FREE Hybrid School Bus click here for more information 3-18-2009
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Groundbreaking Program Will Increase the Capacity of Practitioners to Embed 21st Century Skills into Classroom Practices, to learn more click here 3-19-2009
The Technology Education for Children Council (TECC) has launched a new website. TECC is ITEA's council for and about technology education at the elementary level. Click here for the link to there web site on MassTEC's Classroom Resource page 3-18-2009
The National Center for Technological Literacy at the Museum of Science, Boston, is holding free, half-day, informational sessions on technology/engineering education, Click here for more information 3-14-2009
The Louisiana State University HS Engineering Program is looking for a strong high school teacher-presenter or engineering educator who is engaging, knowledgeable, energetic and has implemented engineering activities in the classroom or a teacher/engineer pair who can work together to present and be good advocates for implementing engineering concepts in science and math classrooms. For more information click here 3-13-2009
Museum of Science Summer 2009 Teacher-in-Residence Positions, click here for more information 3-13-2009
New England Institute of Technology Book Award Scholarship deadline is March 24, 2009. This is an opportunity to recognize HS seniors with a NEIT scholarship, click here for more information 3-13-2009
NO BOUNDARIES NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:The No Boundaries Web site has a Teacher Toolkit and step-by-step instructions for teachers to implement the project in their classrooms. Click here for more information 3-8-2009
Massachusetts Math and Science Partnership Courses-
Pioneer Valley STEMNET
Funded by the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Graduate 3-credit option available at reduced cost through continuing education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Teachers can
also receive 67.5 PDPs for this course and an additional 20 PDPs for the follow-up. Each course has 4 required follow-up sessions during
the 2008-09 academic year that must be completed in order to receive the $800 stipend."Robotics for Middle School Teachers" Click here for more information 3-8-2009
The Tufts Center for Engineering Education & Outreach announces the dates for the 2009 Summer LEGO Engineering Institute, click here for more information 3-2-2009
Take the Siemens Challenge and Go Green With Your Students, click here for more information 2-22-2009
NASA's NO BOUNDARIES NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: Click here for more information 2-22-2009
NASA INVITES PUBLIC TO CHOOSE HUBBLE'S NEXT DISCOVERY Click here for more information 2-22-2009
Application for the 15th Annual Secretary's Award for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education Click here for more information 2-22-2009
New Education Materials Available at NASA.gov click here for links to the curriculum materials 2-18-2009
2009 NASA Postdoctoral Program Accepting Applications click here for more information 2-18-2009
2009 Thacher Scholars Awards for K-12 Students, The awards will be given to students in Grades 9-12 who demonstrate the best use of geospatial technologies or data to study Earth. Click here for more information 2-18-2009
Lutron® Electronics Company's project combines energy-efficient lighting with an online integrated curriculum to inspire students to action, click here for more information 2-18-2009
Free Online Newsletter Subscription from AAAS/Project 2061, click here fore more information 2-18-2009
Watch a Replay of Jason Dunion's Live Classroom Broadcast, click here for more information 2-18-2009
Engineering Education Service Center Curriculum Competition, Grand Prize $500, click here for more information 2-18-2009
STREAM 2009: Using Robots to Teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math June 25-26, 2009, at iRobot, Bedford, MA http://stream.cs.uml.edu Applications due March 1click here for more information 2-18-2009
TEAM Maine is holding a conference March 21st, if you are interested in a day up north click here for more information http://web.mac.com/meteched/Site/Spring_Conference.html
2-10-2009
The Technology Student Association at Fitchburg State College is hosting a contest on May 1st 2009, for more information please click here 2-9-2009
ITEA's Dr. Kendall N. Starkweather and David Janosz have written a letter to Mr. Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education. Please click here to read it. 2-8-2009
What were Dr. Michael Zapantis's recommendations for the future of Technology Education/Engineering? Want to see some pictures from this years conference? click here to view the 2008 conference page 2-7-2009
Camp Reach Middle School Teacher Staff Positions Click here for more information 2-7-2009
WPI's Professional Development Opportunities for Middle School Teachers, Summer 2009 Click here for more information 2-7-2009
TEACHING AMBASSADOR FELLOWSHIP AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Click here for more information 2-7-2009
National Endowment for the Humanities Institutes click here for more information 2-7-2009
ITEA's Position on the "T & E" of STEM
Whereas; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematical (STEM) literacy is critical for the advancement of students to enter all careers of tomorrow, be it known that the (ITEA) International Technology Education Association believes that it is necessary for K-12 students to gain 21st Century knowledge, skills, and thinking abilities for the technological world. Click here to view the Proclamation 1/27/2009
5th Annual Northeast Region
LEGO Engineering Conference Friday, May 1, 2009, click here for more information 1/27/2009
NASA Opportunities- 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships,
1/16/2009
NAEP Seeks Examples for Assessment of Technological Literacy, Click here for more information 1/16/2009
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors that receive grants up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. Click here for more information 1/16/2009
Best Buy and EA Announce the National "INVENT-A-GAME CHALLENGE", click here for more information 1/16/2009
Designed to Inspire-
Are you looking for FREE resources and communication strategies to inspire girls to explore engineering? ITEA is joining forces with Engineer Your Life (EYL), a national campaign to showcase engineering as an exciting and rewarding career choice for high school girls. Click here for more information 1/16/2009
News From Museum of Science, Boston Just Released: Talking Nano 6-DVD Set, click here for more information 1/17/2008
PBS features award-winning television series and educationally rich website's and materials that serve as a springboard for in-depth learning in STEM subjects. Whether you're looking for videos, interactive games, educational website's, teacher's guides, lesson plans, after-school materials, online educational resources, or training opportunities, public television has everything you need. Click here for a link to the ITEA Engineering and TEchnology Resources from Public Television 1/16/2009
Free Lab Safety Workshops, click here for more information 1/14/2009
NEED Curriculum Online-
A recent survey of NEED teachers found that many wanted more access to electronic versions of NEED guides to save paper, shipping costs, and to reduce our carbon footprint. It's now easier than ever to find-and download-most of the Curriculum Guides online. Browse NEED materials by subject matter, name, or grade level. A link to this resource will be on the Classroom Resource page click here for the link. 1/7/2008
