Careers and CTE
Try it Before You Major In It! You probably try on shoes and clothes before you buy them, right? I like to make sure my stuff fits me well and looks good on me, so I do! While we ‘try things on’ such as our clothing, which we only wear for a few hours at […]
BACKGROUND Only 16% of American high school seniors are interested in a STEM career, and only about half of those who major in a STEM field choose to work in a related career (U.S. Dept. Of Education, 2015). In our competitive global economy, these statistics are unacceptable. Despite the well-documented need for early STEM career […]
What are Digital Badges? “Open Badges are visual tokens of achievement, affiliation, authorization, or other trust relationship sharable across the web. Open Badges represent a more detailed picture than a CV or résumé as they can be presented in ever-changing combinations, creating a constantly evolving picture of a person’s lifelong learning” OpenBadges.org Do you know […]
What are the qualities of an engineer? If you want to be an engineer, act like one! When I was a new teacher first starting out, I had dreams of becoming a professor one day (which I am now!). In talking with my mentor teacher one day, she told me. “If you want to be […]
The world of engineering is wonderfully broad, diverse, and exciting. Do you know what a geomatics engineer does? How about a nanotechnology engineer? While there are traditional fields of engineering (like civil and mechanical engineering), there are many lesser known types of engineers. Here are four types of engineering careers that you may not have […]