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Looking for a means to bring real life meaning to your classroom content and meeting the call for strengthening and improving our schools?

Why not consider the standards-based content, processes, and resources offered by Design & Technology Education?

 

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ITEA Launches Inside TIDE!

An entirely new electronic newsletter! Its purpose is to bring you all the “inside” information pertaining to the world of TIDE—Technology, Innovation, Design, and Engineering. Inside TIDE is a free service of ITEA, the International Technology Education Association, in an effort to support educators from around the world who share the belief that technological literacy is a critical component of an education in today’s world.

The Chrysler Foundation’s Closing the Technology Gap in Education Awards recognize Michigan public school educators who have taken extra steps to stimulate students in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Now entering its third year, the program continues to encourage teachers who inspire students to pursue careers in technical fields, filling future jobs in the auto industry. Click for information.

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The Push for STEM Education

Dating back to the dawn of the Space Race, calls to improve young people’s mastery of the academic material undergirding U.S. technological strength have been a recurrent refrain in American education.

In the past few years, the leitmotif has grown louder, amplified by concerns about competition from well-educated yet lower-paid foreign workers and the perceived precariousness of U.S. prosperity. Business leaders, governors, and others are urging a redoubled commitment to strengthening U.S. students’ preparation to succeed in the subjects known by the increasingly familiar shorthand of STEM.

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Where is the 'T' in STEM?

In education and business circles, STEM is more than popular jargon—it’s a rallying cry.

The call to improve education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics echoes throughout heavyweight sectors across the American economy, from high-tech companies to defense contractors to major manufacturers, who often say upgrades are critical to spurring innovation.

Yet if STEM’s appeal seems universal, its definition is not.

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CATTS
Engineering byDesign™

Center to Advance the Teaching of 
Technology & Science (CATTS)
The Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology & Science (CATTS) was established in 1998 to strengthen professional development and advance technological literacy. CATTS initiatives are directed toward four goals: development of standards-based curricula; teacher enhancement; research concerning teaching and learning; and curriculum implementation and diffusion.

Find out more why your state should be a member of CATTS


 

Professional Development for Science and Technology Teachers Grades 5-8

"The Science of Green Design: Teaching Materials Science, Product Life Cycles and Environmental Design"

Meet the new content expectations through engaging topics and activities!

When: Wed. and Thurs., June 18-19, 8:30am-3pm

Where: Washtenaw Intermediate School District, 1819 S. Wagner Road., Ann Arbor MI

$200 stipend, graduate credit, and CEUs available.

Details, slide show, and registration form:
http:/www.creativechange.net

Program features the interdisciplinary curriculum "Designed by Nature." Bring a language arts or social studies colleague for great team teaching opportunities. See http://www.creativechange.net

Questions: Susan Santone (santone@creativechange.net; phone:
734-482-0924) or Sarah Pounders (pounders@creativechange.net)

This program is sponsored by Creative Change Educational Solutions, an Ypsilanti-based nonprofit organization founded and staffed by former teachers.