Mission : Define Your Future

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Mission Define Your Future

• Elaine Borrelli
• Director of Programs
• Society of Women Engineers

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Sponsors

• Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Society of Women Engineers
• Connecting Educators to Engineering
• EWeek 2006

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Grounding Principles

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

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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.

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Poster
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Announcement Cards
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Mission Define Your Future
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Webinars

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

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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. Marys County
  Public Schools ITEA

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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

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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

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SWE s Voice on the Hill
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EWeek 2006 - Radio

• Interviews done by Patti Garland or Ronna
  Robertson
• Womens Radio Network
• NPR (Science Friday series)
• Trade press teleconference. 6 trade publications
• 21 station Drive time radio tour on Wednesday,
  February 22, 2006

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Connecting Educators Grant Program250,000

• 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

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Northrop Grumman Corporation

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