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- 1. Five Easy Ways to Make A Difference During Engineers Week
- 2. Today’s Presenters Kristi Paranjape Gay Mohrbacher IEEE-USA 2014 DiscoverE co-Chair WGBH Educational Outreach Jennifer Sherman Leslie Collins Dupont 2014 DiscoverE co-Chair Executive Director DiscoverE
- 3. Five Easy Ways to Make A Difference 1. Help kids and adults discover engineering. 1. Celebrate our achievements and each other. 2. Introduce a girl to engineering. 3. Nominate an inspiring educator for an award. 4. Spread the word about Engineers Week.
- 4. # 1 Help Kids & Adults Discover Engineering Engineers Week, February 16-22, 2014 • Visit a classroom or afterschool group • Bring students to your workplace or college campus • Mentor a group of students • Host a DiscoverE Family Day • Make a presentation at a middle- or high-school career day • Volunteer as a judge for Future City.
- 5. # 2 Celebrate Engineering Suggestions: • Organize an Engineers Week lunch or dinner • Secure a public proclamation • Recognize an individual • Use effective engineering messages
- 6. # 3 Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Girl Day, Thursday, February 20, 2014 • Do hands-on activities with group of girls • Invite girls to your workplace or college campus • Offer to speak at local events • Invite girls to have lunch with female engineers
- 7. # 4 Nominate an Inspiring Educator DiscoverE Educator Awards Recognizing middle and high school teachers around the world who are inspiring future engineers and technicians. • Nominated by an engineer or engineering student • 3 winners and 8 runners up • Applications available now www.DiscoverE.org
- 8. # 5 Spread the Word Suggestions: • Post an announcement or article in newsletter, blog or email blast • Advertise on lobby/hallway monitors at work or school • Include it in your email signature • Host a brown bag lunch for colleagues of fellow students • Partner with your communications team to post a message from leadership • Adapt existing engineering education programs and resources with Engineers Week messaging
- 9. Get Started Discover: Is your place of business or engineering association involved with Engineers Week? Check: Departments that routinely organize volunteers: • Community Relations and Education Outreach • Engineering • Human Resources • Employee Volunteerism Councils Ask: How you can get involved?
- 10. DiscoverE Resources • Use the Engineers Week Theme: Let’s Make a Difference • Order the Free Volunteer Kits with Poster • Download Hands-on Activities • Customize Turnkey Engineering Presentation • Get Volunteer Training • Browse the Photo Library • Download Logos • Customize proclamation language • Partner with other DiscoverE coalition members www.DiscoverE.org
- 11. 2014 Engineers Week Theme Let’s Make a Difference Use in: • Announcements • Articles • Blog posts • Press Releases • Photo contests www.DiscoverE.org
- 12. 2014 Volunteer Kits & Posters Engineers Week & Girl Day • Posters • 4 New Activities • Order at www.DiscoverE.org
- 13. Hands-on Activities • 50+ activities on site • Translations available • Sort by: - age - discipline - time • Over 4,030 activities downloaded since November www.DiscoverE.org
- 14. Turnkey Career Presentation Inspire Innovation: Discover Engineering Careers • Aimed at 8th to 11th grades • Designed for Academic Career Counselors • 45 minutes Long • Anchored by six videos featuring engineering undergrads
- 15. Volunteer Training Leading Kids Through a Successful Engineering Experience • Self guided tutorial for volunteers • Effective Messages • Strategies for Leading Hands-on Activities • FAQ’s • Tips for setting up a visit
- 16. Photo Library 40+ Free & Downloadable Images www.DiscoverE.org
- 17. Program Logos • Use logos to create an engineering brand • Horizontal and Vertical Logos www.DiscoverE.org
- 18. is now an Engineers Week partner • #1 rating with kids 2-5 years old • Mission: bring basic STEM concepts to life in a fun way • Research shows positive effect on kids, parents
- 19. activities 1. DiscoverE’s Cool Content & Activities/Elementary 2. PBSLearningMedia.org
- 20. App-E-Feat • Engineers make a world of difference! • App design contest for all ages • No programming required • Contest will launch during Engineers Week • For more details, visit: www.AppEFeat.org
- 21. Social Media Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/DiscoverE.org Follow us on Twitter @discoverE.org Tweet about your plans and use the hashtag #eweek2014 Post your events www.DiscoverE.org
- 22. Upcoming Events • College Edition Webinar - Thursday, February 13 at noon • Girl Day STEMChat on twitter - Wednesday, February 19, 2013 at 9:00pm (est) • #Advice4Engineers Twitter Campaign - February 16 – 22, 2014 • IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Live Chats - February 3-14 • Global Marathon - March 5-7, 2014
Editor's Notes
- The engineering profession uses Eweek as a springboard to the rest of the year – a time to give back and look forward1000 footprints adds up to a big impressions
- Prizes – 2,000 cash, trip to DC
- We have an enviable position in that young kids (and their parents) tune us in and watch stories where George is dismantling a clock to see how it works … or attempting to build a stable wall to keep cows out of his garden … We’re helping reach Far Deeper into your pipeline to engage PreK thru first/second grade. … And that’s important because we know that science, engineering, and mathematics are disciplines representing YEARS of accumulated knowledge. Two independent studies done in the last two years have confirmed that our public television episodes, online games, outreach, and more-recently-published CG titles that tie into episode storylines have increased young children’s knowledge of the various STEM topics covered. Parents told us, I never would have thought to talk about such topics with my child—but she’s so into it!
- Under Cool Content & Activities (with a filter for Elementary grades) you’ll find two CG activities.One involves making a simple pinwheel to explore the concept of wind power …And the other shows kids you can create new things with recycled material.I promise you a GREAT reception with kids when you let Curious George help you be their ambassador to these activitiesI also want to let you know that, premiering this month is a new CURIOUS GEORGE STEM Collection on pbslearningmedia.com, which is _____(You may want to tell the teacher in the classroom you’re visiting about it!) Teachers can use a 2-min clip from an episode along with discussion questions and activity ideas/PDFs.
- Potentially ad – make own app via yapp.us
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