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Dear STEM Supporters,
We commend the National Academies Board on Science Education for
including engineering design as a key practice, concept, and discipline in its July report, A Framework for K-12 Science
Education. We
urge you to embrace this initiative and join us in making K-12 engineering
education a reality. The framework is the first step in developing new
standards for K-12 science education and revisions to curriculum, instruction,
assessment, and professional development for educators.
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Ioannis Miaoulis and the NCTL team
nctlinfo@mos.org
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Raytheon
Gift to Create Thousands of Elementary Engineering Teachers Nationwide
Raytheon
has committed $1 million to the Museum of Science, Boston to dramatically expand
the reach of its successful 20-unit Engineering is Elementary® (EiE®)
curriculum. The program sponsored by the Waltham, Mass.-based technology
company will create 300 professional development providers certified to educate
teachers in this National Center for Technological Literacy®
curriculum nationwide and three new partner sites in Washington, DC, Phoenix,
Ariz., and Huntsville, Ala.
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Advocacy for
Engineering Education Builds Coast to Coast
Ioannis
Miaoulis, Museum of Science president and NCTL founding director, met with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
(photo on right), successfully
seeking his support for the Engineering Education for Innovation Act. Soon
afterwards, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) held a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Committee hearing in Portland on advancing STEM education. Oregon
Museum of Science & Industry president Nancy Stueber testified about the high
quality of teacher professional development programs at science museums, urging
they be allowed to compete for federal STEM programs.
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Study
Reveals Engineering is Elementary Sparks Students Underrepresented in STEM
Almost all the teachers surveyed in a small May
2011 study of
Engineering is Elementary's impact on students underrepresented in STEM fields
reported that their
students learned more and performed better because of this NCTL curriculum. Most of the teachers surveyed indicated that the
hands-on activities allowed them to meet the needs of different students.
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Bayer
Compendium Highlights NCTL Curricula
Bayer
Corporation's Compendium of Best Practice K-12 STEM Education
Programs highlights the elementary
and middle school curricula of the National Center for Technological Literacy, calling Engineering is Elementary
one of 38 K-12 Best Practice Programs and Building Math one of five Promising
Programs.
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NCTL's
Gateway Project Draws 120 Educators in Three States
In July and August, the Museum of
Science's National Center for Technological Literacy hosted an unprecedented five Gateway
to Technology and Engineering Institutes in Massachusetts, Texas, and Maine. Over
120 educators from 24 school districts worked on strategic plans to
implement rigorous and engaging K-12 technology and engineering programs. As of August 31, the Gateway community totaled
over 400 educational leaders from 80 districts.
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 Lemelson-MIT and Museum of Science Celebrate Invention
at EurekaFest
In June 2011, during the Lemelson-MIT EurekaFest at the Museum of Science, high school students from across the country and -- for the first time
-- from China competed to design, build, and test wind-powered devices able to hoist metal trash
cans over 30 feet in the air. The winning
team (in photo) was Team
Fluorescent Green. The competition capped a multi-day
celebration that included the Lemelson-MIT Awards honoring established and rising inventors.
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GATEWAY TO TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
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Download the new 2011 brochure on how school districts can lead change.
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