{"id":9157,"date":"2024-02-20T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T03:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=9157"},"modified":"2024-02-20T21:57:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T02:57:26","slug":"celebrate-your-future-engineers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2024\/02\/celebrate-your-future-engineers\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Your Future Engineers!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s an Engineer? Crash Course Kids #12.1\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/owHF9iLyxic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nspe.org\/resources\/pe-magazine\/fall-2023\/2024-engineers-week-welcome-the-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Engineers Week<\/a> taking place from February 18\u201324 (this year&#8217;s theme is <a href=\"https:\/\/discovere.org\/blog\/welcome-to-the-future-engineers-week-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Welcome to the Future!&#8221;<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/discovere.org\/programs\/girl-day\/#:~:text=February%2022%2C%202024&amp;text=Introduce%20a%20Girl%20to%20Engineering%2C%20or%20Girl%20Day%2C%20is%20a,how%20engineers%20change%20our%20world.\">Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day<\/a> happening on February 22, this is the perfect time to add some engineering lessons or activities to your class schedule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many organizations offer live and on-demand events and various resources to celebrate this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewb-usa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engineers Without Borders<\/a> is kicking the week off with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/welcome-to-the-future-national-engineers-week-tickets-762861518337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engineering Extravaganza on Sunday, February 18<\/a>\u2014a great way to get yourself into an engineering mindset! Discover Engineering offers an on-demand event called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/access.nspe.org\/\/eweb\/DynamicPage.aspx?site=NSPE&amp;Action=Add&amp;ObjectKeyFrom=1A83491A-9853-4C87-86A4-F7D95601C2E2&amp;WebCode=NSPECSCProdDetailAdd&amp;DoNotSave=yes&amp;ParentObject=CentralizedOrderEntry&amp;ParentDataObject=Invoice%20Detail&amp;ivd_formkey=69202792-63d7-4ba2-bf4e-a0da41270555&amp;ivd_cst_key=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&amp;ivd_cst_ship_key=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&amp;ivd_prc_prd_key=14894500-5C03-4BCF-8E72-5C5CC7B12B3B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Future of Engineering&#8221;<\/a>,  as well as an educator planning toolkit for both <a href=\"https:\/\/discovere.org\/resources\/engineers-week-2024-educator-planning-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National  Engineers Week<\/a> (with additional <a href=\"https:\/\/discovere.org\/resources\/engineers-week-spanish-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spanish resources<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nspe.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/images\/partners\/E-Week-Cert-24_0.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">participation certificate<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/discovere.org\/resources\/girl-day-planning-guide-for-educators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day<\/a> (also available <a href=\"https:\/\/discovere.org\/resources\/dia-de-presentar-la-ingenieria-a-una-chica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in Spanish<\/a> and including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nspe.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/images\/partners\/Girl-Day-Cert-24%20%281%29.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">certificate<\/a>). Check out your local colleges, universities, and engineering organizations for local events, too. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024_FEB_20_Celebrate_Future_Engineers_Silva.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024_FEB_20_Celebrate_Future_Engineers_Silva-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024_FEB_20_Celebrate_Future_Engineers_Silva-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024_FEB_20_Celebrate_Future_Engineers_Silva-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024_FEB_20_Celebrate_Future_Engineers_Silva.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add some engineering activities and lessons to your class schedule in honor of the week or the day! Try out some <a href=\"https:\/\/discovere.org\/programs\/chats-with-change-makers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">monthly STEM career chats for grades 3\u20138<\/a> from Discover Engineering, or The Smithsonian\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ssec.si.edu\/stemvisions-blog\/free-smithsonian-activities-national-engineers-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two easy-to-implement engineering activities<\/a>. STEM in the Middle also furnishes <a href=\"https:\/\/steminthemiddle.net\/national-engineers-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">four middle school activities<\/a>. The American Society for Civil Engineers provides a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asce.org\/career-growth\/pre-college-outreach\/everyday-engineering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">variety of activities<\/a> that can be implemented with easy-to-find materials. You can also check out \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachengineering.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teach Engineering<\/a> and Try Engineering, both of which offer <a href=\"https:\/\/tryengineering.org\/teachers\/lesson-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">engineering lesson plans<\/a> for all ages as well as a lesson plan <a href=\"https:\/\/tryengineering.org\/engineering-lesson-plan-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">toolkit<\/a>. The National Science Foundation website contains a page of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/classroom\/engineering.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">engineering classroom resources<\/a> or, if you want to go big, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/futurecity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Future City Competition<\/a>, where \u201cstudents design a futuristic city with innovative solutions to some of today\u2019s most pressing issues.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These resources make it easy to celebrate National Engineers Week and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day in your classroom. Your students deserve it! As always, check out TeachersFirst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/search_action.cfm?grade_low=0&amp;grade_high=12&amp;searchtext=engineering&amp;searchtype=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">engineering resources<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?s=engineering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">related blog posts<\/a>. You never know\u2014you might start the spark that leads one (or more) of your students to become an engineer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With National Engineers Week taking place from February 18\u201324 (this year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Welcome to the Future!&#8221;) and Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day happening on February 22, this is the perfect time to add some engineering lessons or activities to your class schedule! Many organizations offer live and on-demand events and various resources to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2024\/02\/celebrate-your-future-engineers\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[258,46,94,279,254,22,158],"class_list":["post-9157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classroom-application","tag-engineering","tag-lesson-ideas","tag-maker","tag-maker-education","tag-steam","tag-stem","tag-technology"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9157"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9235,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9157\/revisions\/9235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}