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Mission : Define Your Future

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

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Mission : Define Your Future

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  1. Mission : Define Your Future Elaine Borrelli Director of Programs Society of Women Engineers

  2. Sponsors Northrop Grumman Corporation Society of Women Engineers Connecting Educators to Engineering: EWeek 2006

  3. Grounding Principles • Educators are influencers • Educators reach many children • Build relationships – Update the message • Engineers needed training on how to connect effectively

  4. Connecting Educators to Engineering Shared Success First phase website delivery engineer-volunteer webinars, resources, and training kit. Resources for educators, parents and students Second phaseConnecting 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.

  5. Poster

  6. Announcement Cards

  7. Mission : Define Your Future

  8. Webinars • Eight Webinars • Three in partnership with Engineering Societies, funded by the United Engineering Foundation: (IEEE, ASCE, ASME) • Available for viewing through 2006

  9. Webinars for Replay 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. SWE ’s Voice on the Hill

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Northrop Grumman Corporation Newspaper Display Ads • Washington Post • Daily Breeze (Southbay - LA)

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