Newsletter

Stacy Klein-Gardner and Katey Shirey from e4usa in a workshop with Ghanaian high school and university educators in Ghana

May 2023

In this issue:

  • Read about the recent trip to introduce e4usa to Ghanaian Educators!
  • Check out memories from the e4usa End-of-Year Celebration!
  • Read the recent article on e4usa and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic!

Collection of photos of e4usa students touring Duke University's Engineering’s core facilities and e4usa students working to design and prototype items needed in the TV studio.

April 2023

In this issue:

  • Read about how to apply to become a part of e4usa for the 2023-2024 academic year!
  • Read about the upcoming META conference on the University of Maryland's campus!
  • Check out Maryland e4usa's available scholarships!
  • Read about e4usa Maryland state course approval!

 

Dr. David Olawale

March 2023

In this issue:

  • Read about how to apply to become a part of e4usa for the 2023-2024 academic year!
  • Check out our e4usa partnership spotlight of this month!
  • Check out some photos from recent gatherings of the e4usa community!

A tweet on twitter with images of the last challenge for e4usa students at WHCS as an activity on the Engineers week by Marla Rudnick

February 2023

In this issue:

  • Read about how to apply to become a part of e4usa for the 2023-2024 academic year!
  • Check out how e4usa celebrated Engineering Week 2023! 
  • Check out some photos from recent gatherings of the e4usa community!

Students and teachers gathering in a classroom

January 2023

In this issue:

  • Check out e4usa's participation in the USVI NASA Educator Outreach Event!
  • Read our stories on different e4usa classrooms participating in a design-a-thon and testing a water filtration system! 
  • Be on the lookout for applications to be a part of e4usa for the 2023-2024 academic year!

image of shoes designed by students on shelfs in a classroom

December 2022

In this issue:

  • Check out our story on one of our new e4usa teachers!
  • Read our story on one of our e4usa classroom's recent classroom activities! 
  • Sign up for our family mailing list to keep up with e4usa events in the future!

Bruk presenting in a conference room

November 2022

In this issue:

  • Check out our story on e4usa teacher and liaison partnerships! Featuring two e4usa teachers and their university liaison.
  • Read our story on one of our e4usa team members serving on a panel!
  • Sign up for our family mailing list to keep up with e4usa events in the future! 

poster announcing "College Information Night" hosted by e4usa on November 15th 2022, the poster is featuring images of students' activities in classrooms.

October 2022

In this issue:

  • Check out e4usa students' participation in designing and building ADA-compliant kiosks for ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration!
  • Mark your calendars for an upcoming event where e4usa parents/guardians can hear from colleges and universities offering college credit!
  • e4usa Fall Happy Hour!

Lance Key

September 2022

In this issue:

  • Dive into the world of what it looks like to receive college credit for an e4usa course!
  • Mark your calendars for an upcoming event where e4usa parents/guardians can hear from colleges and universities offering college credit!
  • Read about some of our new partners and how you can apply to join our team!
  • Read about the experiences of a first-year e4usa teacher, Lance Key!
  • and more! 

e4usa new partners logos

August 2022

In this issue:

  • Read about a free curriculum resource for your classroom!
  • Dive into what professional development looks like for our new e4usa teachers!
  • Read about some of our new partners and how you can apply to join our team!
  • Read about the e4usa workshop presented by e4usa co-PI, Ken Reid!
  • and more! 

Dave Eisenberg and Christine Zito

July 2022

In this issue:

  • Welcome to the new e4usa teachers and liaisons; we are so excited to have you!
  • Read about the experience of an e4usa alum on their way to Vanderbilt University, this fall! 
  • Read about the e4usa Coach professional development from earlier this month!
  • and more! 

Gateway Academy school project

June 2022

In this issue:

  • Read about e4usa sessions at the 2022 ASEE Conference!
  • Read about our new e4usa liaison partnership!
  • Read about the community accessibility projects of Gateway Science Academy e4usa students! 
  • and more! 

students project traffic pattern

May 2022

In this issue:

  • Read about e4usa in the NSF STEM for All Video Showcase!
  • Read about the e4usa network and how e4usa classrooms use it!
  • Read about the awards given at the end-of-year teacher celebration! 
  • and more! 

EPPSR element on laptop screen

April 2022

In this issue:

  • Read about the Engineering Design Process Portfolio Scoring Rubric (EDPPSR) and its use in the e4usa curriculum!
  • Read about awards received by current and former e4usa students!
  • Check out the unique projects of an e4usa classroom! 
  • and more! 

e4usa team group photo in College Park, MD

March 2022

In this issues:

  • See how much students in one e4usa classroom are learning from one project on creating prosthetic limbs!
  • Read the 2022-2023 Academic Year Application process. Applications will continue o be accepted until all spots are filled.
  • e4usa Community Gathers in MD! 
  • and more! 

Keyguard Project

February 2022

In this issues:

  • Read about how e4usa partners with Special Education to create adaptive technologies!
  • Read how e4usa celebrated National Engineers Week!
  • Read the 2022-2023 Academic Year Application process. Applications will continue o be accepted until all spots are filled.
  • Read the experience and advice of a current e4usa liaison! 
  • and more! 

NASA Outreach event where Astronaut Joe Acaba talking to the e4usa community, while classrooms and other members from across the United States join in live.

January 2022

In this issues:

  • Read about e4usa being featured in a NASA National Outreach Event!
  • Find out how you can join NASA's Artemis Mission to the moon via student challenges and more!
  • Read about e4usa classroom recently participating, and even placing, in the IREX Global Solutions STEM Challenge and Samsung Solve.
  • and more!

Christel House Watanabe High School students activities

December 2021

In this issues:

  • Read about the 2022-2023 Academic Year Application process. Applications will continue to be accepted until all spots are filled!
  • Read about Christel House Watanabe Manual High School and their 3D printed hall pass design challenge!
  • Read about an e4usa classroom's experiences made possible by their university liaison at Duke University!
  • and more!

A team of students presenting an app they developed as a project of Design A thon

November 2021

In this issues:

  • Read about the 2022-2023 Academic Year Application process. Applications are due Dec 10!
  • Watch an AMAZING video about what we do in e4usa!
  • Read about Glencliff Comprehensive High School's first in-person Design-A-Thon and the student projects presented.
  • and more!

In memory of William Silkman

October 2021

In this issues:

  • In Memory of William Silkman
  • Read about how Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) and their related rubrics are being used in e4usa classrooms!
  • Follow us on Twitter for photos, stories, research highlights, and more @e4usa

Teacher partnership map 2021

September 2021

In this issues:

  • Check out this new teacher resource: Engineering Ethics Versatile Questions!
  • Reach about a University Liaison's experience with e4usa high school graduate!
  • Read about our new growth and plans for continued growth in the future!
  • and more!

Summer PD workshop zoom snapshot

August 2021

In this issues:

  • Hear about the experiences of e4usa teachers in their professional development this summer!
  • Hear what current e4usa University Liaisons are excited about in the upcoming school year!
  • Check out our new website!
  • and more!

 

Justin

July 2021

In this issues:

  • Register for 2021 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition and attend the sessions led by e4usa team members!
  • Hear about the experiences of four e4usa coaches in their professional development this summer!
  • Read our first e4usa student alumnus interview!
  • and more!

2021 PCEE Conference for P-12 Educators

June 2021

In this issues:

  • Get a recap of sessions led by e4usa team members at the 2021 PCEE Conference for P-12 Educators!
  • Check out our new website!
  • Check out our new high school and university liaison partnerships!
  • and more!

e4usa Student Project for Neighbor's Mailbox

May 2021

In this issues:

  • Check out the new e4usa + FIRST partnership!
  • Read about the final solutions offered by e4usa classroom for safe swing!
  • See the work being done by Girls Preparatory School students!
  • and more!

e4usa in the news

April 2021

In this issues:

  • Watch a video about ways to partner with the e4usa team by offering college credit at your institution
  • Check out an e4usa project in the news!
  • Read how an e4usa teacher sees "for us all" play out in his classroom.
  • and more!

glove prototype

March 2021

In This Issue:

  • e4usa classroom is working on as semi-finalists for Samsung Solve for Tomorrow!
  •  Take a peek at the reflections of students as they progress through an e4usa project
  • Read about an e4usa's student's intentions to major in engineering in college.
  • and more!

Wallet Design

February 2021

In This Issue:

  • e4usa classroom helps their community by making a safe swing for a community member 
  • Read how one of our first-year e4usa teachers sees the e4usa mission in his classroom play out
  • Watch some of our e4usa team members present their research at the AAAS Annual Conference
  • and more!

Tania Recinos e4usa High School: Patterson High School in Baltimore, MD

January 2021

In This Issue:

  • Applications for joining e4usa are now open!
  • e4usa Team Upcoming Research Presentations 
  • Hear it from Tania, Patterson High School in Baltimore, MD
  • and more!

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