Mission : Define Your Future

Elaine Borrelli

Director of Programs

Society of Women Engineers

Sponsors

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Society of Women Engineers

Connecting Educators to Engineering:

EWeek 2006

Grounding Principles

• Educators are influencers

• Educators reach many children

• Build relationships – Update the message

• Engineers needed training on how to connect effectively

Connecting Educators to Engineering Shared Success

First phase website delivery engineer-volunteer webinars, resources, and training kit. Resources for educators, parents and students

Second phase Connecting Forum for educators and engineers to discuss and share ideas. Promoted through Scholastic, NSTA, ITEA & NACAC. Distribution of new materials.

Third phase is driven by the volunteers. – Carry the positive message to educators – Educators enrich the learning experience of children

and renew interest in engineering and technology.

Poster

Announcement Cards

Mission : Define Your Future

Webinars

• Eight Webinars• Three in partnership with Engineering Societies,

funded by the United Engineering Foundation: (IEEE, ASCE, ASME)

• Available for viewing through 2006

Connecting Engineers with the Pre-University Community:

Douglas Gorham, IEEE

Learning to Make a Difference with Educators:

Noreen Campbell & Gary Dainton, Let Me Learn

EWeek 2006- How companies can get involved:

Betty Shanahan, SWE

Creating Effective Partnerships with Teachers:

Kenneth Smith & Kim Weaver, St. Mary’s County Public Schools & ITEA

Webinars for Replay

Learning standards: Building science and math standards:

Lisa Jennings, ASCE

Nail Clippers, Salad Tongs and Pop-ups: Making Meaning from Mechanisms: Gary Benenson, ASME and CCNY

Preparing Education and Engineering Students to Work Together: Valerie Maier-Speredelozz & Michele Fitzpatrick, URI

Tailoring Your Message to Align the Ambitions of Young People with the Opportunities in Technology Careers:

Betty Shanahan, SWE

Webinars for Replay

Congressional Briefing Feb 21, 2006

Patricia Welesko Garland,

Engineers Week Chair 2006, moderator• Dr. Kathie Olsen, Deputy Director – NSF• Mr. Neil Siegel, Sector Vice President of Technology and

Vice President and Chief Engineer, Command, Control, and Communications, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

• Dr. Ethan Lipton, President, ITEA• Ms. Beverly Henry Wheeler, President, NACAC

SWE ’s Voice on the Hill

EWeek 2006 - Radio

• Interviews done by Patti Garland or Ronna Robertson

• Women’s Radio Network• NPR (Science Friday series)• Trade press teleconference. 6 trade

publications • 21 station Drive time radio tour on

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Connecting Educators Grant Program$250,000

A special program of The Northrop Grumman Foundation,

• Grants of $250 each will be awarded to full-time classroom teachers grades 5-8.

• Projects must be math, science and engineering technology related and focused on enhancing current curriculum.

• 1,000 grants will be provided and only one project per teacher may be submitted.

• Proposal timeline: February 1 through March 31, 2006.

Full Details

http://www.northropgrumman.com/com_rel/grant_info.html

Northrop Grumman Corporation

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