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College Week,Live Connects Students With Colleges and Universities

See where your interests in science,technology,engineering and math can take you! Check out CollegeWeek,Live…CollegeWeek,Live is a free online college admissions event that provides an opportunity for high school students to connect with college and university admissions representatives throughout Florida and the nation to learn about their postsecondary education options. Attendees can [...] [...]

FTC Senior Mentor Call RE:FIRST Scholarship Program –Oct. 29@7pm EST

TDT wants to help get word out about these great FIRST scholarship opportunities. Even if you’re unable to participate in the call,please visit the FIRST scholarship page or contact Nancy via the contact information given below. FIRST is more than fun,it can help pave your future! _______________________________________________ Richard Levey –FIRST Senior Mentor,Chicago Nancy Rosenberg [...] [...]

100 Open Technology Courses

100 Open Technology Courses You Should Have Taken in College presents a useful and thought provoking list of open courseware technology classes,most from MIT,but also from Open Learn,and  University of Utah. Welcome to the era of No Limits Learning! [...]

Learning about Interviews

Mr. Pete Grotsky,of the Florida West Coast Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,joined Team Duct Tape for this week’s meeting to mentor students on good interview and team presentation practices. He went over things like what makes a good Engineering notebook,dressing for success,posture,voice and attitude,and the importance of [...] [...]

Society of Women Engineers Space Coast Section (SWE-SC) FIRST Scholarship

The Society of Women Engineers Space Coast Section (SWE-SC) provides scholarships to young women who are part of FIRST teams in Florida,and plan to attend a collegiate engineering program upon graduation. Here’s contact and registration information about the scholarship. Application deadline is March 15._______________________________ Dear FIRST volunteers,My name is Amanda Muller,and I am [...] [...]

Rose-Human’s New Multidisciplinary Educational Robotics Initiative Geared to Appeal to FIRST Students

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute,IN has created a new robotics program specially geared to appeal to students already inspired by FIRST robotics and similar high school robotics competition experience. __________________Read the full story in Rose-Hulman program prepares students to meet robotics skills challenges:TERRE HAUTE — [...] [...]

Encouraging Science and Technology Education at the Community Level –Beyond Lego League

According to the Alliance for Science &Technology Research in America (ASTRA),interest in STEM (Science,Technology,Engineering and Math) Education is declining,and ASTRA feel students are not adequately prepared to succeed in college-level coursework in these areas. The ACT Educational Planning &Assessment System (ACT EPAS),found that “the students most likely to major [...] [...]