 Just Released! RFP for STEM Implementation Projects
The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the @Scale Project Initiative to promote projects aimed at increasing K-12 student interest in and readiness for STEM college majors. This RFP calls for:
- New proposals for projects that meet the same @Scale criteria and are ready to implement scale-up projects.
These endorsements are intended to highlight a selected sample of projects that address quantifiable challenges in Student Interest and Student Readiness, two of the goals of the STEM Plan,and have strong foundations in research, demonstrated student outcomes, and design characteristics that support scale and replication. The @Scale endorsement by the STEM Council is expected to promote stronger alignment of private sector funding for projects that address the goals of the STEM Plan and can scale up to benefit many students, quickly.
Proposals will be accepted between February 29 and March 16, 2012. Proposals received after 4 p.m. on March 16 will not be considered.
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Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair seeks judges, mentors, advocates, students
The Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, Inc. (MSSEF) is a non-profit organization committed to increasing awareness of, exposure to, and participation in inquiry-based learning through the development of science and engineering projects by middle school and high school students. Through its Curious Minds Initiative, MSSEF offers graduate courses for teachers leading to the STEM Certificate in Inquiry at Framingham State University.
Ways to get involved:
1. Be a science fair judge. Opportunities exist at the middle and high school levels and for statewide, regional, and school district fairs.
2. Mentor science fair students and science teachers.
3. Help develop a science fair program in a school.
4. Become a STEM education advocate. Promote the need for students to choose STEM education and careers.
5. Enter your students in a fair! Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fairs are open to students in grades 6-12 from all public, private and parochial schools throughout the state.
For additional information please visit: www.massscifair.com, or email info@scifair.com.
Future City Competition
The National Engineers Week Future City Competition, held annually, is an integrated, multidisciplinary, holistic approach to relevant issues and is a strong example of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) education that addresses national and state academic content standards. The program asks 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from around the nation to team with engineer-volunteer mentors to create — first on computer and then in large, three-dimensional models — their visions of the city of tomorrow. For more information please visit: http://www.futurecity.org/index2.htm.
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